There are 1.9 jobs in East Hazel Crest for every working resident, and 1,075 people commute in
There are 1,080 jobs in East Hazel Crest for 557 working residents. Jobs and income earn East Hazel Crest C+; getting around on foot earns it A. Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set East Hazel Crest apart
East Hazel Crest is where the jobs are
East Hazel Crest has 1,080 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,800 people are in town, 42% more than the 1,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
East Hazel Crest makes and builds things
57% of the jobs based in East Hazel Crest are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs East Hazel Crest residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 12%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in East Hazel Crest pay better than its residents’ jobs
78% of the jobs based in East Hazel Crest pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 55% of the jobs East Hazel Crest residents hold. 100% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside East Hazel Crest. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 557 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
East Hazel Crest’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, East Hazel Crest is better than 37% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds East Hazel Crest’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (24.3%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (13.4%) is left out: East Hazel Crest’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, East Hazel Crest could be anywhere from C to B+.
In and out of East Hazel Crest on a workday
On a workday 552 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 1,800 people are in East Hazel Crest on a workday afternoon, 42% more than live here.
1.9 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.
Goods, not services: 57% of the jobs in East Hazel Crest
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Hazel Crest, 2014 → 2024: 795 → 1,080. 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 Hazel Crest’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where East Hazel Crest’s workers come from
Where East Hazel Crest clocks in
28% of workers
6% of workers
2% 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.
East Hazel Crest’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Hazel Crest workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 428 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of East Hazel Crest commutes less than 15 miles
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: East Hazel Crest
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, East Hazel Crest is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place East Hazel Crest near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 486 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 26% 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). 15.9% of East Hazel Crest households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of East Hazel Crest’s commuters take a bus or train.
East Hazel Crest next to U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700: 2,348th of 4,866 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,346 | Dover Township MI | 1,645 | $74K | 8.3% | 6.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,347 | Wayne Township OH | 1,429 | $72K | 5.9% | 8.3% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,348 | East Hazel Crest IL | 1,250 | $55K | 24.3% | 13.4% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,349 | Victoria KS | 1,134 | $78K | 9.5% | 1.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,350 | Millbourne PA | 1,210 | $54K | 24.3% | 3.0% | <1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Hazel Crest, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
12% of East Hazel Crest works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Homewood (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Hazel Crest workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hazel Crest | – | C+ | A | 26 min | $54,950 |
| Homewood | 6% | B | A+ | 33 min | $100,139 |
| South Holland | 2% | B− | A | 34 min | $85,280 |
| Harvey | 2% | C− | A+ | 30 min | $42,429 |
| Hazel Crest | 2% | C | A+ | 27 min | $68,393 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Hazel Crest’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 Hazel Crest: questions
What is the median household income in East Hazel Crest?
$54,950 (±$9,924) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Hazel Crest?
24.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Hazel Crest?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Hazel Crest work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (28%, 18 mi), Homewood (6%, 1 mi), Hazel Crest (2%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is East Hazel Crest walkable?
East Hazel Crest is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.3 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East Hazel Crest without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. 26% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Hazel Crest, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Hazel Crest
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.