Households in Du Page Township earn more than those in 80% of U.S. towns
8.3% of residents are in poverty; Illinois has 11.8%. Du Page Township grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Du Page Township: the gist
Du Page Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Du Page Township is Chicago, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (7,053) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
45% of the jobs in Du Page Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Du Page Township draws workers from far and wide
The 55,670 jobs in Du Page Township are filled from a wide area. Du Page Township’s own residents hold 11% and the ten next-biggest home towns 33%; the other 56% 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.
The four measures behind Du Page Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Du Page Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #286 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Du Page Township’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Du Page Township could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Du Page 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 the 55,670 jobs in Du Page Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Du Page Township, 2013 → 2023: 45,258 → 55,670. 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 Du Page Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
17% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Du Page Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Du Page Township
On a workday 36,239 residents head out to work, 5,902 work right here, and 49,768 people come in from elsewhere.
About 102,000 people are in Du Page Township on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 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.
About 30 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Du Page Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38,734 commuters (the 16% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Du Page Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Du Page Township is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns, #284 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% 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 46,174 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 40% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 6% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% 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). 3.6% of Du Page Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Du Page Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Du Page Township next to U.S. towns of 62,000 to 119,000: 171st of 507 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 13 | Vernon Township IL | 71,353 | $146K | 6.3% | 2.4% | 15% | A+ |
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| 19 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 36 | Arlington Heights IL | 76,216 | $117K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 11% | A |
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| 169 | Dundee Township IL | 64,737 | $98K | 7.9% | 4.8% | 14% | A− |
| 170 | Renton WA | 104,975 | $100K | 8.1% | 4.9% | 12% | A− |
| 171 | Du Page Township IL | 88,043 | $105K | 8.3% | 5.4% | 14% | A− |
| 172 | Shelby Township MI | 80,415 | $91K | 8.1% | 4.2% | 9% | A− |
| 173 | Nashua NH | 92,435 | $96K | 7.8% | 4.2% | 29% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 507 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Du Page Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work next door: 11% of Du Page Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Du Page Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Du Page Township | – | A− | A− | 30 min | $104,934 |
| Wheatland Township | under 2% | A+ | A | 34 min | $172,808 |
| Lisle Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $118,712 |
| Lockport Township | under 2% | B | A− | 32 min | $85,328 |
| Bolingbrook | 11% | B+ | A− | 30 min | $108,400 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bolingbrook. Darker towns draw more of Du Page 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 Du Page Township: questions
What is the median household income in Du Page Township?
$104,934 (±$4,920) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Du Page Township?
8.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Du Page Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Du Page Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (17%, 23 mi), Bolingbrook (11%, 1 mi), Naperville (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Du Page Township walkable?
Du Page Township is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Du Page Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 6% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Du Page Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Du Page 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.