Cuba Township has higher household incomes than 95% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. Below the poverty line: 4.7% of residents, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. Jobs and income earn Cuba Township A; getting around on foot earns it A−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Cuba Township
Cuba Township trades workers with the towns around it
Cuba Township has about as many jobs (7,795) as working residents (7,103), but they are mostly different people: 6,690 residents leave for work each day while 7,382 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Cuba Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Cuba Township draws workers from far and wide
The 7,795 jobs in Cuba Township are filled from a wide area. Cuba Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 72% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Cuba Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Cuba Township is Chicago, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (1,090) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Cuba Township
27% of Cuba Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. 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.
How Cuba Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cuba Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #76 of 768 in Illinois. Household income is its strongest input ($154,263, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cuba Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who leaves Cuba Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6,690 residents head out to work, 413 work right here, and 7,382 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 (1.10 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.
15% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Cuba Township clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
How far Cuba Township goes 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.
Time on the road from Cuba Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cuba Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,665 commuters (the 27% 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.
The 7,795 jobs based in Cuba Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cuba Township, 2013 → 2023: 8,778 → 7,795. 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 Cuba Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cuba Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cuba Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #256 of 768 in Illinois. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 7.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,775 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 6% 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 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 6.4% of Cuba Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Cuba Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Cuba Township is 226th among 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+ |
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| 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 224 | Brookfield IL | 18,879 | $110K | 5.4% | 3.3% | 4% | A |
| 225 | Wilton CT | 19,435 | $242K | 2.4% | 4.4% | 13% | A |
| 226 | Cuba Township IL | 17,247 | $154K | 4.7% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| 227 | Palos Verdes Estates CA | 12,559 | $242K | 2.9% | 4.7% | 5% | A |
| 228 | Berthoud CO | 14,080 | $119K | 4.6% | 1.5% | 8% | 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 Cuba Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Cuba Township
The biggest share goes to Barrington (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cuba Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba Township | – | A | A− | 32 min | $154,263 |
| Ela Township | under 2% | A+ | A− | 31 min | $173,916 |
| Barrington | 6% | A+ | A | 31 min | $147,989 |
| Algonquin Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $110,071 |
| Wauconda Township | under 2% | A | B | 31 min | $112,337 |
| Deer Park | under 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $174,458 |
| Port Barrington | under 2% | A+ | B | 37 min | $149,886 |
| North Barrington | under 2% | A+ | A− | 33 min | $226,055 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cuba 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 Cuba Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cuba Township?
$154,263 (±$13,820) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cuba Township?
4.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cuba Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cuba Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (15%, 35 mi), Barrington (6%, 4 mi), Schaumburg (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cuba Township walkable?
Cuba Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cuba Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cuba Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cuba 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.