At 7.6%, unemployment in Bremen Township is higher than in 86% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Bremen Township for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (25%, 16 miles). The two grades for Bremen Township are B− for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.0 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
What sets Bremen Township apart on work
Bremen Township and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Bremen Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Bremen Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Bremen Township draws workers from far and wide
The 29,240 jobs in Bremen Township are filled from a wide area. Bremen Township’s own residents hold 15% and the ten next-biggest home towns 22%; the other 63% 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.
Where Bremen Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bremen Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns, #499 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Bremen Township’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bremen Township could be anywhere from C+ to B.
The places Bremen Township commutes to
Where Bremen Township clocks in
25% of workers
4% 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.
Who commutes out of Bremen Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 42,385 residents head out to work, 4,283 work right here, and 24,957 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87,000 people are in Bremen Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.63 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 work there is in Bremen Township: 29,240 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bremen Township, 2013 → 2023: 26,500 → 29,240. 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 Bremen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Bremen Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bremen Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42,566 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.
Where in the region Bremen Township works
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.
Bremen Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bremen Township is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #110 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Bremen 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 48,180 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 73% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 21% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 6.8% of Bremen Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Bremen Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Bremen Township places 272nd of 409 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 73,000 to 141,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
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| 15 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 23 | Arlington Heights IL | 76,216 | $117K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 11% | A |
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| 28 | Northfield Township IL | 89,835 | $137K | 7.1% | 3.5% | 16% | A |
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| 270 | Bellflower CA | 74,719 | $79K | 13.3% | 7.6% | 5% | B− |
| 271 | Southfield MI | 76,111 | $68K | 10.3% | 6.9% | 11% | B− |
| 272 | Bremen Township IL | 104,303 | $79K | 12.6% | 7.6% | 9% | B− |
| 273 | Missoula MT | 78,903 | $70K | 11.8% | 3.8% | 72% | B− |
| 274 | South Gate CA | 90,071 | $75K | 12.7% | 7.4% | 5% | B− |
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| 409 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Bremen Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bremen Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Tinley Park (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bremen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bremen Township | – | B− | A | 32 min | $78,755 |
| Thornton Township | under 2% | C | A+ | 32 min | $58,534 |
| Orland Township | under 2% | A− | A | 34 min | $104,383 |
| Rich Township | under 2% | B− | A | 33 min | $83,848 |
| Worth Township | under 2% | B | A | 30 min | $77,966 |
| Posen | under 2% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $73,051 |
| Dixmoor | under 2% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $44,600 |
| Tinley Park | 4% | A− | A | 34 min | $105,189 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bremen 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 Bremen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bremen Township?
$78,755 (±$3,939) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bremen Township?
12.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bremen Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bremen Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (25%, 16 mi), Tinley Park (4%, 4 mi), Orland Park (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bremen Township walkable?
Bremen Township is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bremen Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 21% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bremen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bremen 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.