Households in Campton Township have higher incomes than those in 98% of U.S. towns
2.0% of residents live below the poverty line, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. Campton Township grades A for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 4% stay in Campton Township for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (13%, 39 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Campton Township at work: what stands out
Campton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Campton Township is Chicago, 39 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (1,024) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Campton Township is a place people come home to
There are 1,989 jobs based in Campton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Campton Township has about 11,000 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Campton Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Campton Township went from 1,420 in 2013 to 1,989 in 2023, +40%. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Campton Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Campton Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #91 of 768 in Illinois. Household income holds Campton Township’s grade up ($181,066, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Campton Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The distance from Campton Township to work
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 daily flow of workers through Campton Township
On a workday 7,834 residents head out to work, 336 work right here, and 1,653 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Campton Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.24 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.
Inside Campton Township’s 1,989 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Campton Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,420 → 1,989. 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 Campton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Campton Township’s residents
Where Campton Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Time on the road from Campton Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Campton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,701 commuters (the 21% 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.
Campton Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Campton Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #492 of 768 in Illinois. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 6.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,445 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.2% of Campton Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Campton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Campton Township is 277th of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 275 | Sugar Creek Township IN | 18,299 | $101K | 5.6% | 2.0% | 7% | A |
| 276 | Country Walk FL | 19,291 | $125K | 6.0% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| 277 | Campton Township IL | 17,328 | $181K | 2.0% | 4.7% | 4% | A |
| 278 | Lake Forest Park WA | 13,191 | $160K | 4.0% | 4.4% | 2% | A |
| 279 | Oregon WI | 12,015 | $103K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Campton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door is work for 11% of Campton Township
The biggest share goes to St. Charles (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Campton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campton Township | – | A | B | 32 min | $181,066 |
| St. Charles Township | under 2% | A | A− | 28 min | $128,204 |
| Campton Hills | 2% | A | B | 34 min | $209,134 |
| Virgil Township | under 2% | A− | B | 27 min | $114,063 |
| St. Charles | 9% | A | A− | 27 min | $114,300 |
| Plato Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 35 min | $154,851 |
| Blackberry Township | under 2% | A | B | 31 min | $156,494 |
| Lily Lake | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 32 min | $140,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Campton 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 Campton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Campton Township?
$181,066 (±$19,756) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Campton Township?
2.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Campton Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Campton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (13%, 39 mi), St. Charles (9%, 6 mi), Elgin (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Campton Township walkable?
Campton Township is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Campton Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Campton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Campton 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.