Jobs, income and commuting in Ringwood, IL
The average commute takes 29 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. Only 2% work in Ringwood itself; outside it, McHenry draws the most (9%, 4 miles). There are 656 jobs in Ringwood for 406 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ringwood, in a few figures
Ringwood is where the jobs are
Ringwood has 656 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Ringwood are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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 406 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Ringwood for work, and who comes in
On a workday 398 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 648 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Ringwood on a workday afternoon, 30% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 34% of the jobs in Ringwood
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ringwood, 2013 → 2023: 698 → 656. 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 Ringwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Ringwood
Where Ringwood clocks in
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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Ringwood
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ringwood workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 332 commuters (the 11% 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.
The distance from Ringwood 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.
How Ringwood compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Johnsburg (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ringwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood | – | — | — | 29 min | $143,750 |
| Johnsburg | 7% | A− | B− | 28 min | $121,023 |
| Wonder Lake | under 2% | B+ | D | 37 min | $94,655 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ringwood’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 Ringwood: questions
What is the median household income in Ringwood?
$143,750 (±$66,111) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ringwood?
2.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ringwood?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ringwood work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McHenry (9%, 4 mi), Johnsburg (7%, 3 mi), Chicago (5%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ringwood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ringwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ringwood
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.