Photo: bogdanstepniak · CC BY 3.0Glencoe’s household incomes are among the highest in the country
Below the poverty line: 2.1% of residents; Illinois has 11.8%. Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. Jobs and income earn Glencoe A+; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Glencoe
A lot of Glencoe works from home
34% of Glencoe workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
Nearly half of Glencoe works in Chicago
1,683 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Chicago, 21 miles away. That’s 12 times as many as work in Glencoe itself. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Glencoe is services
94% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 0% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Glencoe workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Glencoe workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Glencoe’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Glencoe
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Glencoe is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #24 of 768 in Illinois. Household income is its strongest input ($248,933, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, 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, Glencoe could be anywhere from A to A+.
Getting to work from Glencoe takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glencoe workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,257 commuters (the 34% 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.
46% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Glencoe clocks in
46% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Glencoe is a services town
2,997 jobs are based in Glencoe.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glencoe, 2013 → 2023: 2,786 → 2,997. 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 Glencoe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Glencoe on a workday
On a workday 3,481 residents head out to work, 162 work right here, and 2,835 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 (0.82 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.
How many miles Glencoe commutes
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Glencoe
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Glencoe is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #15 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Glencoe 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 3,405 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% 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). 0.5% of Glencoe households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 26% of Glencoe’s commuters take a bus or train.
Glencoe places 85th of 2,927 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 6,100 to 11,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Itasca IL | 9,488 | $114K | 2.0% | 2.6% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Lower Heidelberg Township PA | 6,901 | $123K | 1.8% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| 84 | Moorefield VA | 6,123 | $205K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 85 | Glencoe IL | 8,724 | $249K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| 86 | Manhattan IL | 10,943 | $129K | 4.2% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 87 | Cottleville MO | 6,717 | $131K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,927 | 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 Glencoe, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Glencoe and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Northbrook (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glencoe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | – | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $248,933 |
| Winnetka | 2% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $250,000+ |
| New Trier Township | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 34 min | $215,916 |
| Northbrook | 3% | A+ | A+ | 27 min | $157,782 |
| Northfield | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 25 min | $161,500 |
| Northfield Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 27 min | $136,617 |
| Highland Park | 2% | A+ | A+ | 28 min | $168,094 |
| Moraine Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 28 min | $153,798 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glencoe’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 Glencoe: questions
What is the median household income in Glencoe?
$248,933 (±$25,133) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glencoe?
2.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glencoe?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glencoe work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (46%, 21 mi), Evanston (4%, 7 mi), Northbrook (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glencoe walkable?
Glencoe is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 29% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glencoe without a car?
26% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glencoe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glencoe
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.