Plum Valley has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
30% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. 15 jobs are based in Plum Valley; 253 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Plum Valley; the top destination outside it is Chicago (22%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Plum Valley
Plum Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 51 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 391 hours of commuting, 176 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Plum Valley is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Plum Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Plum Valley has about 280 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Plum Valley and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Plum Valley residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Plum Valley come from (27% 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 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Plum Valley: about 51 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plum Valley workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 172 commuters (the 30% 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.
Plum Valley by day and by night
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Plum Valley on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Where Plum Valley goes to work
Where Plum Valley clocks in
22% 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.
Plum Valley works in goods: 93% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plum Valley, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 15. 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 Plum Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Plum Valley goes to work
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.
Work in the towns next to Plum Valley
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plum Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Valley | – | — | — | 51 min | $142,169 |
| Willowbrook | under 2% | A | B− | 36 min | $89,773 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plum Valley’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 Plum Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Plum Valley?
$142,169 (±$68,744) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plum Valley?
1.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plum Valley?
51 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plum Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (22%, 27 mi), Crete Township (4%, 4 mi), Crete (2%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plum Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plum Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plum Valley
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.