With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Rest Haven works elsewhere
3% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Employers in Rest Haven report 6 jobs, and 259 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Rest Haven itself; outside it, Joliet draws the most (9%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Rest Haven: the figures worth knowing
Rest Haven is a place people come home to
There are 6 jobs based in Rest Haven, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rest Haven has about 200 people in it, 56% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Rest Haven workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Rest Haven workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 259 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Rest Haven
On a workday 257 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Rest Haven on a workday afternoon, 56% 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.
How long Rest Haven spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rest Haven workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 195 commuters (the 3% 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.
Commuting out of Rest Haven: the destinations
Where Rest Haven clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
What Rest Haven’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Rest Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Rest Haven
About 15% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 Rest Haven
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rest Haven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest Haven | – | — | — | 34 min | $64,531 |
| Custer Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 36 min | $121,771 |
| Custer Park | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Custer Park: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rest Haven’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 Rest Haven: questions
What is the median household income in Rest Haven?
$64,531 (±$15,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rest Haven?
15.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rest Haven?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rest Haven work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Joliet (9%, 18 mi), Wilmington (7%, 4 mi), Chicago (6%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rest Haven without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rest Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rest Haven
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.