Bannockburn has some of the highest household incomes of any U.S. town
For jobs and income Bannockburn is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (A+). Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. Below the poverty line: 5.1% of residents (Illinois 11.8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Bannockburn apart
Bannockburn fills up on a workday
Bannockburn has 4,176 jobs, 10.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,100 people are in town, 4 times the 1,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Bannockburn’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bannockburn is Chicago, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (100) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The biggest group of Bannockburn’s workers comes from Chicago
513 of the people who work in Bannockburn live in Chicago, 26 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; with 387 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Bannockburn’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Bannockburn is among the top U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($214,000, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Bannockburn’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bannockburn could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Bannockburn
On a workday 369 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 4,158 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,100 people are in Bannockburn on a workday afternoon, 290% more than live here.
10.8 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.
How far Bannockburn goes 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.
Where the people who work in Bannockburn live
Where Bannockburn clocks in
26% of workers
7% 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.
79% of the jobs in Bannockburn pay over $3,333 a month
4,176 jobs are based in Bannockburn.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bannockburn, 2013 → 2023: 5,260 → 4,176. 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 Bannockburn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Bannockburn: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bannockburn workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 384 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.
Bannockburn is easy on foot, hard by bus
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 41.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 10.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 531 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 1.9% of Bannockburn households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Bannockburn’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bannockburn is 42nd of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Fife Heights WA | 1,446 | $157K | 2.4% | 4.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 41 | Ames Lake WA | 1,245 | $250K | 1.1% | 3.1% | <1% | A+ |
| 42 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 43 | Pewee Valley KY | 1,668 | $157K | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 44 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Bannockburn, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bannockburn and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Deerfield (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bannockburn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannockburn | – | A+ | A+ | 22 min | $214,000 |
| Deerfield | 4% | A+ | A | 28 min | $181,660 |
| Lake Forest | 2% | A+ | A | 31 min | $235,081 |
| Riverwoods | under 3% | A+ | A | 34 min | $249,205 |
| Highland Park | 4% | A+ | A+ | 28 min | $168,094 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bannockburn’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 Bannockburn: questions
What is the median household income in Bannockburn?
$214,000 (±$93,694) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bannockburn?
5.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bannockburn?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bannockburn work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (26%, 26 mi), Northbrook (7%, 5 mi), Highland Park (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bannockburn walkable?
Bannockburn is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 10.3 out of 20, and 41% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bannockburn without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bannockburn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bannockburn
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.