Household incomes in Fremont Township top those of 88% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 5.7%, next to 11.8% for Illinois as a whole. Jobs and income earn Fremont Township A; getting around on foot earns it B+. Only 6% work in Fremont Township; the top destination outside it is Chicago (14%, 36 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Fremont Township: the gist
Fremont Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Fremont Township is Chicago, 36 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (2,119) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fremont Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,919 jobs in Fremont Township are filled from a wide area. Fremont Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 67% 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.
The four measures behind Fremont Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fremont Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #98 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fremont Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Half of Fremont Township commutes less than 13 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.
Where Fremont Township goes to work
Where Fremont Township clocks in
14% 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.
Who works in Fremont Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 14,599 residents head out to work, 851 work right here, and 8,068 people come in from elsewhere.
About 28,000 people are in Fremont Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
70% of the jobs in Fremont Township pay over $3,333 a month
8,919 jobs are based in Fremont Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fremont Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,505 → 8,919. 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 Fremont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Fremont Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fremont Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,052 commuters (the 21% 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.
For most of Fremont Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fremont Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #404 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Fremont Township 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 16,447 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 7% 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 3.6% of Fremont Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Fremont Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fremont Township next to U.S. towns of 24,000 to 46,000: 179th of 1,255 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 6 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | New Lenox IL | 28,893 | $141K | 1.5% | 2.9% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 177 | Centerton AR | 27,176 | $116K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| 178 | Cooper City FL | 35,030 | $132K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| 179 | Fremont Township IL | 34,086 | $120K | 5.7% | 3.2% | 6% | A |
| 180 | Moon Township PA | 26,756 | $113K | 3.3% | 3.6% | 14% | A |
| 181 | Lower Makefield Township PA | 34,028 | $175K | 3.3% | 5.0% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,255 | 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 Fremont Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns next door employ 10% of Fremont Township
The biggest share goes to Mundelein (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fremont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Township | – | A | B+ | 30 min | $120,182 |
| Wauconda Township | under 2% | A | B | 31 min | $112,337 |
| Ela Township | under 2% | A+ | A− | 31 min | $173,916 |
| Libertyville Township | 2% | A | A | 26 min | $134,398 |
| Hawthorn Woods | under 2% | A | A− | 40 min | $219,631 |
| Wauconda | under 2% | A− | B+ | 31 min | $111,239 |
| Avon Township | under 2% | B | A− | 30 min | $97,925 |
| Mundelein | 8% | A | B+ | 28 min | $108,340 |
| Grayslake | under 2% | A− | A− | 27 min | $113,972 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fremont 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 Fremont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fremont Township?
$120,182 (±$8,523) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fremont Township?
5.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fremont Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fremont Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (14%, 36 mi), Mundelein (8%, 2 mi), Libertyville (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fremont Township walkable?
Fremont Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fremont Township without a car?
3% 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 Fremont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fremont 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.