Photo: User:BillboardMister · CC BY-SA 3.0Addison Township draws 86,822 commuters a day, with 2.3 jobs for every working resident
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. 94,199 jobs are based in Addison Township for 40,336 working residents. For jobs and income Addison Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Addison Township at work: what stands out
Addison Township is where the jobs are
Addison Township has 94,199 jobs, 2.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 142,000 people are in town, 61% more than the 88,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Addison Township draws workers from far and wide
The 94,199 jobs in Addison Township are filled from a wide area. Addison Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 22%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Addison Township and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Addison Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Addison Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The biggest group of Addison Township’s workers comes from Chicago
13,083 of the people who work in Addison Township live in Chicago, 17 miles away, more than from any other town. 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.
Where Addison Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Addison Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Addison Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Addison Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 32,959 residents head out to work and 7,377 work right here.
About 142,000 people are in Addison Township on a workday afternoon, 61% 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.
Where the people who work in Addison Township live
Where Addison Township clocks in
15% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
69% of the jobs in Addison Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Addison Township, 2013 → 2023: 93,167 → 94,199. 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 Addison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Addison Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Addison Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38,607 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where in the region Addison Township works
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Addison Township
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 45,820 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 48% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.9% of Addison Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Addison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Addison Township places 151st of 523 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 61,000 to 119,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 13 | Vernon Township IL | 71,353 | $146K | 6.3% | 2.4% | 15% | A+ |
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| 19 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 37 | Arlington Heights IL | 76,216 | $117K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 11% | A |
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| 149 | Hendersonville TN | 64,266 | $97K | 6.3% | 4.3% | 13% | A− |
| 150 | Costa Mesa CA | 108,881 | $112K | 9.1% | 4.7% | 13% | A− |
| 151 | Addison Township IL | 87,841 | $91K | 7.2% | 4.5% | 18% | A− |
| 152 | West Chester Township OH | 67,165 | $110K | 7.4% | 4.7% | 14% | A− |
| 153 | Walnut Creek CA | 70,012 | $130K | 6.4% | 6.0% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 523 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Addison Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
25% of Addison Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Chicago (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Addison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Township | – | A− | A | 26 min | $90,991 |
| York Township | under 2% | A− | A | 27 min | $112,233 |
| Bloomingdale Township | under 2% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $99,020 |
| Chicago | 15% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $77,902 |
| Bensenville | 4% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $79,515 |
| Villa Park | under 2% | A | A | 27 min | $95,015 |
| Elk Grove Village | 4% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $94,175 |
| Elk Grove Township | under 2% | A− | A | 25 min | $88,801 |
| Itasca | 2% | A+ | A | 26 min | $114,294 |
| Leyden Township | under 2% | B+ | A | 29 min | $79,935 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Addison Township’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 Addison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Addison Township?
$90,991 (±$2,250) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Addison Township?
7.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Addison Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Addison Township work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (15%, 17 mi), Addison (6%, 2 mi), Elk Grove Village (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Addison Township walkable?
Addison Township is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Addison Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Addison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Addison Township
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.