Most of McCullom Lake commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 27 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). 79 jobs are based in McCullom Lake, against 479 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: McCullom Lake in brief
McCullom Lake is a place people come home to
There are 79 jobs based in McCullom Lake, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday McCullom Lake has about 560 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
McCullom Lake and McHenry trade workers both ways
McHenry is the top workplace for McCullom Lake residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in McCullom Lake come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 479 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
McCullom Lake by day and by night
On a workday 478 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in McCullom Lake on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
15% of working residents work in McHenry
Where McCullom Lake clocks in
15% of workers
9% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Making and building: 35% of jobs based in McCullom Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McCullom Lake, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 79. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs McCullom Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McCullom Lake workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 500 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from McCullom Lake
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door is work for 15% of McCullom Lake
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McCullom Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCullom Lake | – | — | — | 27 min | $72,791 |
| McHenry | 15% | A− | B+ | 29 min | $86,315 |
| Johnsburg | under 2% | A− | B− | 28 min | $121,023 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to McHenry. Darker towns draw more of McCullom Lake’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in McCullom Lake: questions
What is the median household income in McCullom Lake?
$72,791 (±$15,568) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McCullom Lake?
16.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McCullom Lake?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McCullom Lake work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McHenry (15%, 2 mi), Chicago (9%, 48 mi), Crystal Lake (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McCullom Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McCullom Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of McCullom Lake
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.