Trout Valley has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Trout Valley for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (10%, 38 miles). Employers in Trout Valley report 14 jobs for 244 working residents. The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Trout Valley
Trout Valley is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Trout Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Trout Valley has about 280 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Trout Valley’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Trout Valley is Chicago, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (25) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Trout Valley 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 244 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Trout Valley
On a workday 244 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Trout Valley on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Trout Valley
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 long Trout Valley 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 Trout Valley workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 277 commuters (the 21% 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.
Out of Trout Valley to work: where people go
Where Trout Valley clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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 Trout Valley’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trout Valley, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 14. 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 Trout Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Trout Valley compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cary (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trout Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Valley | – | — | — | 34 min | $217,292 |
| Cary | 9% | A− | A− | 28 min | $113,026 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trout 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 Trout Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Trout Valley?
$217,292 (±$31,495) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trout Valley?
2.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trout Valley?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trout Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (10%, 38 mi), Cary (9%, 1 mi), Crystal Lake (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trout Valley without a car?
12% 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 Trout Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trout 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.