Household incomes in Frankfort Square are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
6.4% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 11.8% for Illinois as a whole. Jobs and income earn Frankfort Square A−; getting around on foot earns it B−. Only 2% stay in Frankfort Square for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (16%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Frankfort Square: the figures worth knowing
Frankfort Square is a place people come home to
There are 740 jobs based in Frankfort Square, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Frankfort Square has about 5,800 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Frankfort Square’s 28-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 33 to 35 minutes. Next door ↓
Frankfort Square’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Frankfort Square is Chicago, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (726) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Frankfort Square
66% of Frankfort Square residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Frankfort Square pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Frankfort Square has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Frankfort Square went from 546 in 2013 to 740 in 2023, +36%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Frankfort Square’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Frankfort Square is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #278 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Frankfort Square’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.4%, 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, Frankfort Square could be anywhere from B to A+.
In and out of Frankfort Square on a workday
On a workday 4,427 residents head out to work, 78 work right here, and 662 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,800 people are in Frankfort Square on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
Half of Frankfort Square commutes less than 17 miles
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 Frankfort Square, services account for most jobs
740 jobs are based in Frankfort Square.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frankfort Square, 2013 → 2023: 546 → 740. 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 Frankfort Square’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Frankfort Square’s residents
Where Frankfort Square clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
Time on the road from Frankfort Square: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frankfort Square workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,450 commuters (the 11% 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 Frankfort Square, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Frankfort Square is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #528 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 5,026 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% 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). 1.9% of Frankfort Square households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Frankfort Square’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 6,700 to 12,900, Frankfort Square ranks 916th of 2,790 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Winnetka IL | 12,518 | $250K | 1.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 914 | Eliot ME | 7,643 | $102K | 4.8% | 3.7% | 11% | A− |
| 915 | New Scotland NY | 9,299 | $123K | 6.4% | 4.7% | 7% | A− |
| 916 | Frankfort Square IL | 9,560 | $127K | 6.4% | 7.4% | 2% | A− |
| 917 | Cold Springs NV | 11,321 | $94K | 3.9% | 3.2% | 1% | A− |
| 918 | Winters CA | 8,214 | $123K | 8.8% | 3.1% | 17% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,790 | 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 Frankfort Square, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work next door: 10% of Frankfort Square’s workers
The biggest share goes to Tinley Park (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frankfort Square workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Square | – | A− | B− | 28 min | $126,897 |
| Frankfort | 4% | A | A− | 35 min | $154,375 |
| Tinley Park | 6% | A− | A | 34 min | $105,189 |
| Matteson | under 2% | B | A− | 34 min | $95,457 |
| Rich Township | under 2% | B− | A | 33 min | $83,848 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Frankfort Square’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 Frankfort Square: questions
What is the median household income in Frankfort Square?
$126,897 (±$16,618) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frankfort Square?
6.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frankfort Square?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frankfort Square work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (16%, 23 mi), Tinley Park (6%, 3 mi), Mokena (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Frankfort Square walkable?
Frankfort Square is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Frankfort Square without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frankfort Square, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frankfort Square
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.