Photo: Csrbsn · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Channahon are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Channahon is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (C). Below the poverty line: 5.9% of residents, next to 11.8% across Illinois. Only 6% work in Channahon itself; outside it, Joliet draws the most (13%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Channahon stands out on work
Jobs in Channahon have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Channahon went from 3,085 in 2013 to 7,343 in 2023, +138%. The jobs ↓
Channahon trades workers with the towns around it
Channahon has about as many jobs (7,343) as working residents (7,019), but they are mostly different people: 6,623 residents leave for work each day while 6,947 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Channahon are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
59% of the jobs in Channahon are in trade, transport and utilities, against 27% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Channahon draws workers from far and wide
The 7,343 jobs in Channahon are filled from a wide area. Channahon’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 61% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Channahon
Household income holds Channahon’s grade up ($119,494, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.4%, 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, Channahon could be anywhere from B to A.
What work there is in Channahon: 7,343 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Channahon, 2013 → 2023: 3,085 → 7,343. 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 Channahon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Channahon
On a workday 6,623 residents head out to work, 396 work right here, and 6,947 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Channahon commutes to
Where Channahon 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.
Commuting from Channahon: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Channahon workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,357 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Channahon
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 commute in Channahon is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 7,099 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 43% 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). 1.7% of Channahon households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Channahon’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Channahon ranks: 984th of 2,362 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 13 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 20 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 26 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 982 | Destin FL | 14,046 | $89K | 7.4% | 2.1% | 27% | B+ |
| 983 | Forest City FL | 15,312 | $86K | 9.5% | 3.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 984 | Channahon IL | 14,530 | $119K | 5.9% | 7.4% | 6% | B+ |
| 985 | Liberty Township IN | 11,151 | $97K | 9.2% | 3.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 986 | Red Hook NY | 11,129 | $112K | 8.2% | 2.9% | 25% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | 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 Channahon, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns next door employ 18% of Channahon
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Joliet. Darker towns draw more of Channahon’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 Channahon: questions
What is the median household income in Channahon?
$119,494 (±$10,000) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Channahon?
5.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Channahon?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Channahon work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Joliet (13%, 9 mi), Chicago (9%, 41 mi), Minooka (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Channahon walkable?
Channahon is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Channahon 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 Channahon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Channahon
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.