Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0Households in Algonquin Township have higher incomes than those in 84% of U.S. towns
Algonquin Township grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Below the poverty line: 6.0% of residents, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Algonquin Township
Algonquin Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Algonquin Township is Chicago, 39 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (5,446) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Algonquin Township draws workers from far and wide
The 30,012 jobs in Algonquin Township are filled from a wide area. Algonquin Township’s own residents hold 21% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
Why Algonquin Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Algonquin Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #270 of 768 in Illinois. Household income holds Algonquin Township’s grade up ($110,071, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Algonquin Township could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Algonquin Township
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.
12% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Algonquin Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
In and out of Algonquin Township on a workday
On a workday 37,701 residents head out to work, 6,188 work right here, and 23,824 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76,000 people are in Algonquin Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
What the 30,012 jobs in Algonquin Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Algonquin Township, 2013 → 2023: 27,136 → 30,012. 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 Algonquin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Algonquin Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Algonquin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39,589 commuters (the 18% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Algonquin Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Algonquin Township is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #298 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Algonquin Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 48,252 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 20% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% 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 Algonquin Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Algonquin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 497 U.S. towns of 63,000 to 121,000, Algonquin Township comes 163rd on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 35 | Arlington Heights IL | 76,216 | $117K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 11% | A |
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| 161 | Folsom CA | 91,983 | $140K | 5.3% | 6.3% | 21% | A− |
| 162 | Warren Township IL | 65,343 | $104K | 6.2% | 5.7% | 12% | A− |
| 163 | Algonquin Township IL | 89,435 | $110K | 6.0% | 5.5% | 14% | A− |
| 164 | Dale City VA | 71,016 | $112K | 7.0% | 5.0% | 3% | A− |
| 165 | Marana AZ | 65,523 | $113K | 4.9% | 4.5% | 13% | A− |
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| 497 | 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 Algonquin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Algonquin Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Algonquin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Township | – | A− | A− | 30 min | $110,071 |
| Nunda Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 30 min | $109,574 |
| Dundee Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 29 min | $98,089 |
| Cuba Township | under 2% | A | A− | 32 min | $154,263 |
| Oakwood Hills | under 2% | A | C | 32 min | $109,907 |
| Port Barrington | under 2% | A+ | B | 37 min | $149,886 |
| Grafton Township | under 2% | A | B− | 31 min | $130,767 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Algonquin 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 Algonquin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Algonquin Township?
$110,071 (±$3,084) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Algonquin Township?
6.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Algonquin Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Algonquin Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (12%, 39 mi), Crystal Lake (8%, 4 mi), Elgin (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Algonquin Township walkable?
Algonquin Township is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Algonquin Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Algonquin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Algonquin 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.