Photo: Mpen320 · CC BY-SA 4.0Geneva Township’s household incomes are higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line; Illinois has 11.8%. For jobs and income Geneva Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Geneva Township, in a few figures
Geneva Township is where the jobs are
Geneva Township has 25,820 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 39,000 people are in town, 50% more than the 26,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Geneva Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Geneva Township is Chicago, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (1,599) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Geneva Township
27% of Geneva Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Geneva Township works one town over
26% of working residents work in a town that borders Geneva Township: Geneva (12%), St. Charles (7%) and Batavia (5%). Next door ↓
Geneva Township draws workers from far and wide
The 25,820 jobs in Geneva Township are filled from a wide area. Geneva Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 59% 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Geneva Township
Household income is its strongest input ($141,890, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Geneva Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Geneva Township
On a workday 10,818 residents head out to work, 1,903 work right here, and 23,917 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39,000 people are in Geneva Township on a workday afternoon, 50% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Geneva Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
How long Geneva Township spends getting to work: 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 Geneva Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,082 commuters (the 27% 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.
Who travels to work in Geneva Township, and from where
Where Geneva Township clocks in
13% of workers
12% of workers
7% 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 the 25,820 jobs in Geneva Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Geneva Township, 2013 → 2023: 19,377 → 25,820. 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 Geneva Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Good to walk, short on transit: Geneva Township
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,762 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 46% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 3% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 67% 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 Geneva Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Geneva Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Geneva Township ranks: 48th of 1,576 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Zionsville IN | 33,624 | $172K | 3.1% | 2.8% | 9% | A+ |
| 47 | North Laurel MD | 25,563 | $123K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 48 | Geneva Township IL | 26,220 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| 49 | Horsham Township PA | 27,882 | $122K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 11% | A+ |
| 50 | Pinecrest FL | 18,635 | $206K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Geneva Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work next door: 26% of Geneva Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Geneva (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Geneva Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Township | – | A+ | A | 28 min | $141,890 |
| St. Charles Township | under 2% | A | A− | 28 min | $128,204 |
| Geneva | 12% | A+ | A | 28 min | $144,341 |
| St. Charles | 7% | A | A− | 27 min | $114,300 |
| Batavia Township | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $131,798 |
| Blackberry Township | under 2% | A | B | 31 min | $156,494 |
| Batavia | 5% | A | A | 29 min | $120,056 |
| West Chicago | 2% | B | B+ | 26 min | $99,927 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Geneva 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 Geneva Township: questions
What is the median household income in Geneva Township?
$141,890 (±$8,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Geneva Township?
3.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Geneva Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Geneva Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (13%, 34 mi), Geneva (12%, 0 mi), St. Charles (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Geneva Township walkable?
Geneva Township is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.0 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Geneva Township without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 3% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Geneva Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Geneva 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.