Photo: Zarka Khalid · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Frankfort Township earn more than those in 93% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. 4.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.8% across Illinois. For jobs and income Frankfort Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Frankfort Township: the figures worth knowing
Frankfort Township trades workers with the towns around it
Frankfort Township has about as many jobs (30,776) as working residents (28,821), but they are mostly different people: 24,357 residents leave for work each day while 26,312 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Frankfort Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Frankfort Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Frankfort Township is Chicago, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (4,612) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Frankfort Township draws workers from far and wide
The 30,776 jobs in Frankfort Township are filled from a wide area. Frankfort Township’s own residents hold 15% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Frankfort Township: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds Frankfort Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, 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, Frankfort Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How many people are in Frankfort Township by day
On a workday 24,357 residents head out to work, 4,464 work right here, and 26,312 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from Frankfort Township
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.
16% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Frankfort Township 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.
Inside Frankfort Township’s 30,776 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frankfort Township, 2013 → 2023: 25,058 → 30,776. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes each way for Frankfort Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frankfort Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25,048 commuters (the 17% 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.
Frankfort Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 30,263 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% 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 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 3.7% of Frankfort Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Frankfort Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Frankfort Township is 86th of 746 U.S. towns of 42,000 to 82,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 11 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | New Trier Township IL | 56,118 | $216K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Vernon Township IL | 71,353 | $146K | 6.3% | 2.4% | 15% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Aliso Viejo CA | 49,844 | $142K | 5.1% | 4.2% | 8% | A |
| 85 | Shawnee KS | 69,848 | $110K | 5.3% | 3.3% | 9% | A |
| 86 | Frankfort Township IL | 60,704 | $135K | 4.0% | 4.6% | 15% | A |
| 87 | Midlothian TX | 46,683 | $127K | 5.2% | 3.9% | 12% | A |
| 88 | Woodbury MN | 81,558 | $125K | 5.3% | 3.9% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 746 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Frankfort Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Frankfort (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frankfort Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Township | – | A | A− | 32 min | $134,769 |
| Orland Township | under 2% | A− | A | 34 min | $104,383 |
| Rich Township | under 2% | B− | A | 33 min | $83,848 |
| New Lenox Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 32 min | $133,434 |
| Frankfort | 5% | A | A− | 35 min | $154,375 |
| Orland Park | 4% | A− | A | 34 min | $98,910 |
| Matteson | under 2% | B | A− | 34 min | $95,457 |
| Green Garden Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 33 min | $133,977 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Frankfort Township’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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Frankfort Township?
$134,769 (±$7,113) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frankfort Township?
4.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frankfort Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frankfort Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (16%, 24 mi), Mokena (6%, 2 mi), Frankfort (5%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Frankfort Township walkable?
Frankfort Township is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Frankfort Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frankfort Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frankfort Township
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.