Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0Hainesville’s household incomes are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. Poverty touches 16.1% of residents, next to 11.8% for Illinois as a whole. For jobs and income Hainesville is better than 71% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Hainesville
Hainesville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hainesville is Chicago, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (173) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hainesville is a place people come home to
There are 376 jobs based in Hainesville, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hainesville has about 2,200 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hainesville 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.
The four measures behind Hainesville’s grade
Household income holds Hainesville’s grade up ($129,911, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hainesville could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Where in the region Hainesville works
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.
A workday in Hainesville: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,624 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 366 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Hainesville on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Time on the road from Hainesville: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hainesville workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,705 commuters (the 20% 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.
11% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Hainesville clocks in
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Hainesville
376 jobs are based in Hainesville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hainesville, 2013 → 2023: 254 → 376. 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 Hainesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hainesville is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,138 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 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 58% 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). 0.6% of Hainesville households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Hainesville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Hainesville is 1,180th among 4,221 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Lakewood IL | 4,293 | $174K | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,178 | Breese IL | 4,602 | $85K | 4.2% | 3.8% | 20% | B+ |
| 1,179 | New Holstein WI | 3,040 | $60K | 5.1% | 0.6% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,180 | Hainesville IL | 3,501 | $130K | 16.1% | 4.1% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,181 | DeCordova TX | 3,296 | $106K | 5.7% | 5.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,182 | Jackson Township IN | 2,778 | $76K | 5.6% | 3.3% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,221 | 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 Hainesville, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door to Hainesville
The biggest share goes to Grayslake (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hainesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hainesville | – | B+ | A | 33 min | $129,911 |
| Round Lake Park | under 3% | C+ | A | 33 min | $55,813 |
| Grayslake | 7% | A− | A− | 27 min | $113,972 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hainesville’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 Hainesville: questions
What is the median household income in Hainesville?
$129,911 (±$28,031) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hainesville?
16.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hainesville?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hainesville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (11%, 40 mi), Grayslake (7%, 2 mi), Waukegan (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hainesville walkable?
Hainesville is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hainesville without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hainesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hainesville
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.