Ridgefield has 5.5 jobs for every working resident: 584 people commute in to work
There are 586 jobs in Ridgefield; 107 of its residents have a job. At home: 28% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Ridgefield for work, and who comes in
On a workday 105 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 700 people are in Ridgefield on a workday afternoon, 217% more 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.
Who travels to work in Ridgefield, and from where
Where Ridgefield clocks in
17% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
80% of the jobs in Ridgefield pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridgefield, 2013 → 2023: 687 → 586. 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 Ridgefield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ridgefield
of Ridgefield workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 99 commuters (the 28% 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 Ridgefield’s workers travel
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 17% of Ridgefield
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ridgefield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield | – | — | — | — | — |
| Crystal Lake | 17% | A− | A− | 29 min | $108,418 |
| Nunda Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 30 min | $109,574 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Crystal Lake. Darker towns draw more of Ridgefield’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 Ridgefield: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ridgefield?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ridgefield work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crystal Lake (17%, 3 mi), Chicago (10%, 46 mi), Woodstock (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ridgefield without a car?
38% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ridgefield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridgefield
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.