Photo: OhanaSurf · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Fox River Grove commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. Employers in Fox River Grove report 819 jobs, and 2,203 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Fox River Grove are A for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Fox River Grove, in brief
Fox River Grove’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Fox River Grove is Chicago, 37 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (284) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fox River Grove 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 ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Fox River Grove
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fox River Grove is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #177 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Fox River Grove’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, 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, Fox River Grove could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Short hops and long hauls from Fox River Grove
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.
From Fox River Grove, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fox River Grove workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,900 commuters (the 22% 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.
Fox River Grove quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,147 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 763 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Fox River Grove on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Fox River Grove clocks in
13% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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 Fox River Grove’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fox River Grove, 2013 → 2023: 784 → 819. 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 Fox River Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fox River Grove is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fox River Grove is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns, #150 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.6% 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 2,445 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 85% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 9.0% of Fox River Grove households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Fox River Grove’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,600, Fox River Grove ranks 616th of 3,840 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 614 | Madison Township OH | 3,444 | $87K | 6.6% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 615 | Potosi TX | 4,322 | $122K | 2.5% | 3.3% | <1% | A |
| 616 | Fox River Grove IL | 4,881 | $122K | 3.7% | 5.8% | 3% | A |
| 617 | Ashland NE | 3,483 | $89K | 4.3% | 2.9% | 16% | A |
| 618 | Sellersville PA | 4,501 | $95K | 7.8% | 2.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,840 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Fox River Grove, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
How Fox River Grove compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cary (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fox River Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox River Grove | – | A | A | 33 min | $121,506 |
| Lake Barrington | under 3% | A− | B+ | 33 min | $141,958 |
| Barrington Hills | under 3% | A | A− | 30 min | $205,074 |
| Cary | 3% | A− | A− | 28 min | $113,026 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fox River Grove’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 Fox River Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Fox River Grove?
$121,506 (±$14,994) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fox River Grove?
3.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fox River Grove?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fox River Grove work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (13%, 37 mi), Schaumburg (4%, 13 mi), Barrington (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fox River Grove walkable?
Fox River Grove is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fox River Grove without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fox River Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fox River Grove
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.