Bloom Township has higher unemployment (11.0%) than 96% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Bloom Township for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (25%, 23 miles). Jobs and income earn Bloom Township C+; getting around on foot earns it A. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.2 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
What stands out about work in Bloom Township
Bloom Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bloom Township is Chicago, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (8,588) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Bloom Township draws workers from far and wide
The 19,448 jobs in Bloom Township are filled from a wide area. Bloom Township’s own residents hold 19% and the ten next-biggest home towns 15%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Bloom Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 Bloom Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bloom Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #588 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Bloom Township’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bloom Township could be anywhere from C to C+.
How far it is to work from Bloom 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.
The towns that employ Bloom Township’s residents
Where Bloom Township clocks in
25% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Commuting from Bloom Township: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bloom Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32,301 commuters (the 11% 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.
Bloom Township by day and by night
On a workday 30,667 residents head out to work, 3,599 work right here, and 15,849 people come in from elsewhere.
About 69,000 people are in Bloom Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.57 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.
28% of the jobs in Bloom Township make or build things
19,448 jobs are based in Bloom Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bloom Township, 2013 → 2023: 23,479 → 19,448. 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 Bloom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Bloom Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bloom Township is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #124 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Bloom 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 36,091 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 65% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 19% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 8.2% of Bloom Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Bloom Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
427th of 532: where Bloom Township ranks among U.S. towns of 59,000 to 113,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Arlington Heights IL | 76,216 | $117K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 425 | Santa Maria CA | 111,390 | $85K | 17.3% | 7.3% | 39% | C+ |
| 426 | Wichita Falls TX | 101,951 | $60K | 17.7% | 3.8% | 62% | C+ |
| 427 | Bloom Township IL | 83,631 | $74K | 17.8% | 11.0% | 11% | C+ |
| 428 | Redding CA | 94,092 | $70K | 14.1% | 5.3% | 61% | C+ |
| 429 | North Miami FL | 60,884 | $57K | 18.9% | 6.0% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 532 | 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 Bloom Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door to Bloom Township
The biggest share goes to Homewood (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bloom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloom Township | – | C+ | A | 33 min | $73,530 |
| Thornton Township | under 2% | C | A+ | 32 min | $58,534 |
| Rich Township | under 2% | B− | A | 33 min | $83,848 |
| Thornton | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 26 min | $59,647 |
| Steger | under 2% | B− | A | 32 min | $66,575 |
| Homewood | 3% | B | A+ | 33 min | $100,139 |
| Flossmoor | under 2% | A− | A | 33 min | $133,663 |
| Lansing | 1% | C+ | A | 33 min | $75,569 |
| Crete Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 36 min | $80,482 |
| Crete | under 2% | A− | B+ | 38 min | $97,147 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bloom 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 Bloom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bloom Township?
$73,530 (±$3,903) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bloom Township?
17.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bloom Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bloom Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (25%, 23 mi), Chicago Heights (5%, 2 mi), Homewood (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bloom Township walkable?
Bloom Township is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bloom Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 19% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bloom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bloom 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.