Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0East Dundee has lower unemployment (1.1%) than 94% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn East Dundee A−; getting around on foot earns it B+. Only 4% work in East Dundee; the top destination outside it is Elgin (13%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in East Dundee
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for East Dundee
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, East Dundee is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #179 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds East Dundee’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (11.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, East Dundee could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
East Dundee on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,581 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 3,927 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,500 people are in East Dundee on a workday afternoon, 75% more than live here.
2.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to East Dundee
Where East Dundee clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
Inside East Dundee’s 4,001 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Dundee, 2014 → 2024: 3,281 → 4,001. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs East Dundee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Dundee workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,689 commuters (the 9% 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.
East Dundee’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around East Dundee: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, East Dundee is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #383 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% 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 1,850 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 80% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 9.2% of East Dundee households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of East Dundee’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, East Dundee is 577th of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 575 | Friendship Heights Village MD | 4,002 | $119K | 10.1% | 3.5% | 4% | A |
| 576 | Snowmass Village CO | 2,965 | $103K | 1.7% | 0.0% | 31% | A− |
| 577 | East Dundee IL | 3,130 | $90K | 11.8% | 1.1% | 4% | A− |
| 578 | Alpha NJ | 2,362 | $90K | 5.8% | 2.4% | 7% | A− |
| 579 | Kelso Township IN | 2,521 | $98K | 5.2% | 2.3% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 East Dundee, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around East Dundee
The biggest share goes to Carpentersville (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Dundee workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Dundee | – | A− | B+ | 28 min | $89,583 |
| Carpentersville | 5% | B | B+ | 28 min | $86,917 |
| West Dundee | under 2% | A | B+ | 26 min | $105,368 |
| Barrington Hills | under 2% | A | A− | 30 min | $205,074 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Dundee’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 2024, 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 East Dundee: questions
What is the median household income in East Dundee?
$89,583 (±$16,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Dundee?
11.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Dundee?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Dundee work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elgin (13%, 6 mi), Chicago (10%, 34 mi), Schaumburg (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is East Dundee walkable?
East Dundee is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East Dundee without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Dundee, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Dundee
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.