Household incomes in Bartlett top those of 92% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 4.2% of residents, next to 11.8% across Illinois. Bartlett grades A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 5% work in Bartlett itself; outside it, Chicago draws the most (15%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bartlett: the gist
Bartlett’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bartlett is Chicago, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (3,147) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Bartlett has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bartlett went from 6,137 in 2013 to 8,622 in 2023, +40%. The jobs ↓
Bartlett empties out on a workday
About 28,000 people are in Bartlett on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 41,000 who live here: 21,000 head out to work and 7,600 come in. Day and night ↓
Bartlett draws workers from far and wide
The 8,622 jobs in Bartlett are filled from a wide area. Bartlett’s own residents hold 12% and the ten next-biggest home towns 33%; the other 55% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Bartlett’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bartlett is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #27 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bartlett could be anywhere from A to A+.
How far it is to work from Bartlett
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.
What Bartlett’s employers do
8,622 jobs are based in Bartlett.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bartlett, 2013 → 2023: 6,137 → 8,622. 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 Bartlett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Bartlett, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 20,601 residents head out to work, 1,029 work right here, and 7,593 people come in from elsewhere.
About 28,000 people are in Bartlett on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.40 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.
Where people from Bartlett work
Where Bartlett clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Bartlett takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bartlett workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,559 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.
Few in Bartlett walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bartlett is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #466 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Bartlett 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 22,092 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 5% 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 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 2.9% of Bartlett households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Bartlett’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 29,000 to 55,000, Bartlett ranks 20th of 1,019 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Northville Township MI | 31,399 | $151K | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4% | A+ |
| 19 | Northampton Township PA | 39,919 | $159K | 2.5% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| 20 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 21 | Mason OH | 35,834 | $125K | 3.6% | 2.0% | 14% | A+ |
| 22 | Clear Creek Township OH | 38,358 | $132K | 2.4% | 2.1% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Oswego IL | 39,948 | $124K | 2.6% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,019 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Bartlett, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Bartlett
The biggest share goes to Elgin (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bartlett workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett | – | A+ | B | 30 min | $133,240 |
| Streamwood | under 2% | A− | B+ | 30 min | $101,218 |
| Elgin | 6% | B | A | 28 min | $90,282 |
| Hanover Park | under 2% | B+ | A− | 29 min | $91,763 |
| South Elgin | under 2% | A | B+ | 28 min | $127,203 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | A | B | 29 min | $136,513 |
| Wayne | under 2% | A+ | B− | 28 min | $161,719 |
| Hanover Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $99,697 |
| Carol Stream | 2% | A | A− | 28 min | $102,309 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bartlett’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 Bartlett: questions
What is the median household income in Bartlett?
$133,240 (±$6,074) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bartlett?
4.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bartlett?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bartlett work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (15%, 27 mi), Schaumburg (6%, 7 mi), Elgin (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bartlett walkable?
Bartlett is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bartlett without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bartlett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bartlett
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.