Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Dundee Township are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 7.9% of residents (Illinois 11.8%). Dundee Township grades A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in seven work in Dundee Township; the top destination outside it is Elgin (12%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Dundee Township apart
Dundee Township trades workers with the towns around it
Dundee Township has about as many jobs (32,498) as working residents (29,426), but they are mostly different people: 25,291 residents leave for work each day while 28,363 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Dundee Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Dundee Township draws workers from far and wide
The 32,498 jobs in Dundee Township are filled from a wide area. Dundee Township’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 60% 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.
How Dundee Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dundee Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #283 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Dundee Township’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, 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, Dundee Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
A workday in Dundee Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 25,291 residents head out to work, 4,135 work right here, and 28,363 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.
The towns that employ Dundee Township’s residents
Where Dundee Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
What work there is in Dundee Township: 32,498 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dundee Township, 2013 → 2023: 26,618 → 32,498. 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 Dundee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Dundee Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dundee Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29,575 commuters (the 14% 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.
How far Dundee 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.
In Dundee Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dundee Township is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #394 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% 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 34,435 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 58% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 13% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 3.7% of Dundee Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Dundee Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dundee Township next to U.S. towns of 45,000 to 87,000: 263rd of 698 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 11 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 14 | New Trier Township IL | 56,118 | $216K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10% | A+ |
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| 19 | Vernon Township IL | 71,353 | $146K | 6.3% | 2.4% | 15% | A+ |
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| 261 | Arcadia CA | 54,117 | $114K | 8.6% | 5.7% | 10% | A− |
| 262 | Brooklyn Park MN | 83,543 | $90K | 9.5% | 4.0% | 10% | A− |
| 263 | Dundee Township IL | 64,737 | $98K | 7.9% | 4.8% | 14% | A− |
| 264 | Schertz TX | 45,978 | $100K | 5.2% | 6.2% | 9% | A− |
| 265 | Diamond Bar CA | 51,884 | $108K | 10.0% | 4.9% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 698 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | 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 Dundee Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bordering towns draw 14% of Dundee Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dundee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Township | – | A− | B+ | 29 min | $98,089 |
| Rutland Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 30 min | $105,703 |
| Algonquin Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $110,071 |
| Elgin Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Elgin | 12% | B | A | 28 min | $90,282 |
| Barrington Township | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $183,663 |
| Algonquin | 2% | A | B+ | 31 min | $134,525 |
| Gilberts | under 2% | A | C | 29 min | $146,333 |
| Barrington Hills | under 2% | A | A− | 30 min | $205,074 |
| Hanover Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $99,697 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elgin Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Elgin. Darker towns draw more of Dundee 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 Dundee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dundee Township?
$98,089 (±$7,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dundee Township?
7.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dundee Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dundee Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elgin (12%, 5 mi), Chicago (10%, 37 mi), Schaumburg (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dundee Township walkable?
Dundee Township is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dundee Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 13% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dundee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dundee 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.