Most of Berwyn Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 29 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Berwyn Township has 8,246 jobs; 23,495 of its residents have a job. Only 5% work in Berwyn Township; the top destination outside it is Chicago (38%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Berwyn Township, in brief
Berwyn Township and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Berwyn Township residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Berwyn Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Berwyn Township residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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 Berwyn Township’s working residents head each day
Where Berwyn Township clocks in
38% 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.
Berwyn Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 many people are in Berwyn Township by day
On a workday 22,311 residents head out to work, 1,184 work right here, and 7,062 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40,000 people are in Berwyn Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
What Berwyn Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berwyn Township, 2013 → 2023: 10,722 → 8,246. 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 Berwyn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Berwyn Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berwyn Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25,282 commuters (the 12% 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.
The towns around Berwyn Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berwyn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwyn Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $78,408 |
| Berwyn | 5% | B | A+ | 29 min | $78,408 |
| Cicero | 4% | B− | A+ | 29 min | $70,842 |
| North Riverside | under 2% | A− | A | 29 min | $77,170 |
| Proviso Township | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $82,097 |
| Riverside Township | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 31 min | $121,944 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Berwyn. Darker towns draw more of Berwyn 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 Berwyn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Berwyn Township?
$78,408 (±$6,616) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berwyn Township?
10.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berwyn Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berwyn Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (38%, 6 mi), Berwyn (5%, 0 mi), Cicero (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Berwyn Township without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Berwyn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berwyn 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.