Photo: Montgomery Mom · CC BY 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Bristol Township works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns. There are 5,858 jobs in Bristol Township for 18,350 working residents. The two grades for Bristol Township are A for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Bristol Township
Bristol Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bristol Township is Chicago, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (2,196) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Bristol Township
66% of Bristol Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Bristol Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Bristol Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bristol Township went from 3,759 in 2013 to 5,858 in 2023, +56%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
37% of the jobs based in Bristol Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 21% of Bristol Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Bristol Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Bristol Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bristol Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #109 of 768 in Illinois. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bristol Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How far it is to work from Bristol 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.
What Bristol Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bristol Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,759 → 5,858. 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 Bristol Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Bristol Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bristol Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,744 commuters (the 14% 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.
A workday in Bristol Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 17,577 residents head out to work, 773 work right here, and 5,085 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Bristol Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
12% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Bristol Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
Bristol Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bristol Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #493 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 17,179 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.5% of Bristol Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Bristol Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,131 U.S. towns of 26,000 to 49,000, Bristol Township comes 171st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | 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+ |
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| 6 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
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| 14 | New Lenox IL | 28,893 | $141K | 1.5% | 2.9% | 9% | A+ |
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| 22 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 169 | Foster City CA | 32,411 | $199K | 4.1% | 4.9% | 8% | A |
| 170 | Edmonds WA | 42,748 | $122K | 3.8% | 4.1% | 7% | A |
| 171 | Bristol Township IL | 36,464 | $109K | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4% | A |
| 172 | Mililani Town HI | 27,668 | $127K | 3.2% | 3.7% | 2% | A |
| 173 | Pacifica CA | 36,890 | $161K | 5.8% | 3.9% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,131 | 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 Bristol Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bristol Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Yorkville (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bristol Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Township | – | A | B | 34 min | $109,481 |
| Oswego Township | under 2% | A | B− | 31 min | $114,047 |
| Kendall Township | under 2% | A | C | 31 min | $121,740 |
| Little Rock Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 28 min | $87,011 |
| Yorkville | 6% | A | B | 34 min | $108,513 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bristol 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 Bristol Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bristol Township?
$109,481 (±$7,356) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bristol Township?
3.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bristol Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bristol Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (12%, 40 mi), Aurora (10%, 9 mi), Naperville (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bristol Township walkable?
Bristol Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bristol Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bristol Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bristol 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.