Green Garden Township has higher household incomes than 92% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Green Garden Township for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (9%, 30 miles). 3.0% of residents are in poverty (Illinois 11.8%). The two grades for Green Garden Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Green Garden Township
Green Garden Township makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Green Garden Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Green Garden Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Green Garden Township is a place people come home to
There are 457 jobs based in Green Garden Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Green Garden Township has about 2,300 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Green Garden Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Green Garden Township is Chicago, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (183) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Green Garden Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Green Garden Township went from 328 in 2013 to 457 in 2023, +39%. The jobs ↓
Green Garden Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Green Garden Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Green Garden Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #273 of 768 in Illinois. The poverty rate holds Green Garden Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (10.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Green Garden Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
A place that makes things: 47% of Green Garden Township’s jobs are in goods
457 jobs are based in Green Garden Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Garden Township, 2013 → 2023: 328 → 457. 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 Green Garden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Green Garden Township
On a workday 1,895 residents head out to work, 91 work right here, and 366 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Green Garden Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
How far it is to work from Green Garden 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.
Getting to work from Green Garden Township takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Garden Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,832 commuters (the 13% 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.
Where Green Garden Township goes to work
Where Green Garden Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
Most trips from Green Garden Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Green Garden Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #700 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Green Garden 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 2,114 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.3% of Green Garden Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Green Garden Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
981st of 4,264: where Green Garden Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 12 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
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| 979 | Lower Chanceford Township PA | 3,117 | $106K | 7.5% | 1.6% | 4% | A− |
| 980 | Syracuse IN | 3,238 | $72K | 4.2% | 1.8% | 14% | A− |
| 981 | Green Garden Township IL | 3,851 | $134K | 3.0% | 10.5% | 5% | A− |
| 982 | Colden NY | 3,172 | $98K | 10.0% | 0.8% | 5% | A− |
| 983 | Mahoning Township PA | 4,469 | $86K | 3.7% | 3.6% | 33% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Green Garden Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Green Garden Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Garden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Garden Township | – | A− | C− | 33 min | $133,977 |
| Frankfort | 5% | A | A− | 35 min | $154,375 |
| Manhattan Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 37 min | $129,207 |
| Peotone Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Frankfort Township | under 2% | A | A− | 32 min | $134,769 |
| Monee Township | under 2% | B− | B | 36 min | $84,953 |
Same-state neighbors only. Peotone Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Frankfort. Darker towns draw more of Green Garden 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 Green Garden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Garden Township?
$133,977 (±$25,994) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Garden Township?
3.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Garden Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Garden Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (9%, 30 mi), Frankfort (5%, 6 mi), Joliet (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green Garden Township walkable?
Green Garden Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green Garden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Green Garden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green Garden 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.