Photo: Payton Chung from DCA, USA · CC BY 2.0Household incomes in Glenview top those of 94% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. 6.0% of residents are in poverty, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. Jobs and income earn Glenview 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
Glenview at work: what stands out
Glenview and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Glenview residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Glenview come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Glenview draws workers from far and wide
The 30,698 jobs in Glenview are filled from a wide area. Glenview’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 37%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Glenview gains people on a workday
About 57,000 people are in Glenview on a workday afternoon, 20% more than the 48,000 who live here: 29,000 come in to work and 19,000 head out. Day and night ↓
Most jobs in Glenview pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Glenview pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), 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.
The four measures behind Glenview’s grade
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, 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, Glenview could be anywhere from A to A+.
30% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Glenview clocks in
30% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
A workday in Glenview: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 19,195 residents head out to work, 1,975 work right here, and 28,723 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57,000 people are in Glenview on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.45 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.
72% of the jobs in Glenview pay over $3,333 a month
30,698 jobs are based in Glenview.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenview, 2013 → 2023: 37,354 → 30,698. 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 Glenview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Glenview: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenview workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,763 commuters (the 23% 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.
The distance from Glenview to work
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.
Glenview is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Glenview is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #42 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Glenview 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 21,663 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 86% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 42% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% 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). 4.6% of Glenview households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Glenview’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 33,000 to 64,000, Glenview ranks 74th of 941 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 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 15 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 21 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Oswego IL | 39,948 | $124K | 2.6% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Eden Prairie MN | 63,075 | $130K | 4.6% | 3.6% | 19% | A |
| 73 | South Riding VA | 34,352 | $196K | 3.8% | 3.8% | 5% | A |
| 74 | Glenview IL | 47,711 | $143K | 6.0% | 3.4% | 9% | A |
| 75 | Gahanna OH | 35,986 | $109K | 5.6% | 2.6% | 7% | A |
| 76 | Batavia Township IL | 35,974 | $132K | 4.9% | 3.2% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 941 | 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 Glenview, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door is work for 12% of Glenview
The biggest share goes to Northbrook (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenview | – | A | A+ | 27 min | $143,056 |
| Northbrook | 4% | A+ | A+ | 27 min | $157,782 |
| Wilmette | 1% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $190,662 |
| Northfield | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 25 min | $161,500 |
| Niles | 2% | B | A+ | 28 min | $75,274 |
| Golf | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Des Plaines | 2% | A | A | 28 min | $97,875 |
| Morton Grove | under 2% | A− | A | 28 min | $111,116 |
| Skokie | 3% | B+ | A+ | 28 min | $95,337 |
| Northfield Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 27 min | $136,617 |
| Prospect Heights | under 2% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $85,008 |
Same-state neighbors only. Golf: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glenview’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 Glenview: questions
What is the median household income in Glenview?
$143,056 (±$11,637) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenview?
6.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenview?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenview work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (30%, 19 mi), Northbrook (4%, 3 mi), Evanston (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glenview walkable?
Glenview is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.1 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glenview without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 42% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glenview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenview
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.