Household incomes in Burton Township top those of 90% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 3.1% of residents, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. The two grades for Burton Township are A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 3% stay in Burton Township for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (12%, 51 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Burton Township apart
Burton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Burton Township is Chicago, 51 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (323) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Burton Township is a place people come home to
There are 602 jobs based in Burton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Burton Township has about 2,800 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Burton Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Burton Township went from 430 in 2013 to 602 in 2023, +40%. The jobs ↓
Burton 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 ↓
Burton Township makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Burton Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Burton Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
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.
Burton Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Burton Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #46 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Burton Township’s grade. 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, Burton Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Near or far: the trip to work from Burton 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.
Who leaves Burton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,650 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 533 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Burton Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.22 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.
35% of the jobs in Burton Township make or build things
602 jobs are based in Burton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burton Township, 2013 → 2023: 430 → 602. 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 Burton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Burton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,213 commuters (the 9% 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.
Commuting out of Burton Township: the destinations
Where Burton Township clocks in
12% 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.
For most of Burton Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Burton Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #639 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Burton 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 2,433 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% 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). 2.0% of Burton Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Burton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Burton Township is 188th among 3,840 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 186 | Johnson AR | 3,684 | $96K | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 187 | Beach City TX | 3,438 | $149K | 1.5% | 3.2% | <1% | A+ |
| 188 | Burton Township IL | 4,885 | $126K | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3% | A+ |
| 189 | Miami Heights OH | 5,269 | $118K | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 190 | Priceville AL | 3,952 | $117K | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,840 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Burton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Burton Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Fox Lake (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Township | – | A+ | C | 33 min | $125,921 |
| Antioch Township | under 2% | B | B | 32 min | $101,932 |
| Richmond Township | under 2% | B | B− | 33 min | $95,789 |
| Fox Lake | 2% | B− | A− | 34 min | $70,819 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burton 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 Burton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burton Township?
$125,921 (±$17,937) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burton Township?
3.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burton Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burton Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (12%, 51 mi), Spring Grove (5%, 1 mi), McHenry (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Burton Township walkable?
Burton Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burton Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burton 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.