Household incomes in Flossmoor top those of 92% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. Poverty touches 5.4% of residents, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. For jobs and income Flossmoor is better than 75% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Flossmoor and work: the main findings
A lot of Flossmoor works from home
35% of Flossmoor workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
Flossmoor workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Flossmoor is services
87% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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 the Jobs & income grade adds up in Flossmoor
Job access by car holds Flossmoor’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (11.6%, 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, Flossmoor could be anywhere from B to A.
About 33 minutes to work from Flossmoor
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flossmoor workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,849 commuters (the 35% 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.
In Flossmoor, services account for most jobs
2,363 jobs are based in Flossmoor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flossmoor, 2013 → 2023: 3,107 → 2,363. 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 Flossmoor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Flossmoor
On a workday 3,546 residents head out to work, 139 work right here, and 2,224 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,000 people are in Flossmoor on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
27% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Flossmoor clocks in
27% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Miles to work from Flossmoor
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Flossmoor
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,356 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 38% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 8% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 0.5% of Flossmoor households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 15% of Flossmoor’s commuters take a bus or train.
Flossmoor is 930th of 2,778 U.S. towns of 6,600 to 12,600 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Winnetka IL | 12,518 | $250K | 1.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 928 | College Township PA | 10,393 | $101K | 7.7% | 2.8% | 36% | A− |
| 929 | Bowleys Quarters MD | 7,006 | $100K | 11.2% | 2.9% | 2% | A− |
| 930 | Flossmoor IL | 9,358 | $134K | 5.4% | 11.6% | 4% | A− |
| 931 | East Manchester Township PA | 8,703 | $102K | 3.4% | 6.0% | 6% | A− |
| 932 | Chesapeake Ranch Estates MD | 9,241 | $103K | 4.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,778 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Flossmoor, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Flossmoor and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Homewood (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flossmoor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flossmoor | – | A− | A | 33 min | $133,663 |
| Homewood | 5% | B | A+ | 33 min | $100,139 |
| Chicago Heights | 3% | C− | A | 30 min | $54,798 |
| Country Club Hills | under 2% | B− | A− | 31 min | $75,197 |
| Olympia Fields | 2% | B+ | A+ | 43 min | $123,875 |
| Hazel Crest | under 2% | C | A+ | 27 min | $68,393 |
| Rich Township | under 2% | B− | A | 33 min | $83,848 |
| Bloom Township | under 2% | C+ | A | 33 min | $73,530 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Flossmoor’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 Flossmoor: questions
What is the median household income in Flossmoor?
$133,663 (±$27,750) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flossmoor?
5.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flossmoor?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flossmoor work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (27%, 21 mi), Homewood (5%, 2 mi), Chicago Heights (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Flossmoor walkable?
Flossmoor is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.7 out of 20, and 16% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Flossmoor without a car?
15% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flossmoor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flossmoor
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.