Hanover Park has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B+: better than 66% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #367 of 768 in Illinois.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns · #213 of 768 in Illinois.
Household incomes here are higher than in 70% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 29 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Hanover Park; the top destination outside it is Chicago (14%, 26 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.3 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago (EPA, 2020 schedules).
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 Hanover Park
Hanover Park’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hanover Park is Chicago, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (2,522) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Hanover Park draws workers from far and wide
The 5,932 jobs in Hanover Park are filled from a wide area. Hanover Park’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Hanover Park empties out on a workday
About 24,000 people are in Hanover Park on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than the 37,000 who live here: 18,000 head out to work and 5,400 come in. Day and night ↓
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’s behind Hanover Park’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hanover Park is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #367 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Hanover Park’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hanover Park could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Half of Hanover Park commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
14% of working residents work in Chicago
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Hanover Park clocks in
14% of workers
7% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Hanover Park quiets down on a workday
On a workday 17,505 residents head out to work, 500 work right here, and 5,432 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24,000 people are in Hanover Park on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.33 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.
What the 5,932 jobs in Hanover Park are
5,932 jobs are based in Hanover Park. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hanover Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Park, 2013 → 2023: 5,102 → 5,932. 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.
About 29 minutes each way, about the IL average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanover Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,056 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Hanover Park 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, Hanover Park is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #213 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Hanover Park 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 18,034 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 43% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 5.9% of Hanover Park households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Hanover Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hanover Park is 597th of 1,131 U.S. towns of 26,000 to 49,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hanover Park, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | New Lenox IL | 28,893 | $141K | 1.5% | 2.9% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 595 | Lemon Grove CA | 27,936 | $88K | 9.2% | 5.6% | 4% | B+ |
| 596 | Perry Township OH | 28,259 | $69K | 10.1% | 2.8% | 8% | B+ |
| 597 | Hanover Park IL | 36,568 | $92K | 12.5% | 5.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 598 | Leland NC | 35,731 | $92K | 6.1% | 4.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 599 | Parkville MD | 30,549 | $79K | 8.6% | 5.0% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,131 | 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.
12% of Hanover Park works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Schaumburg (7%). Darker towns draw more of Hanover Park’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Park | – | B+ | A− | 29 min | $91,763 |
| Streamwood | under 2% | A− | B+ | 30 min | $101,218 |
| Bartlett | under 2% | A+ | B | 30 min | $133,240 |
| Schaumburg | 7% | A | A | 28 min | $97,514 |
| Roselle | under 2% | A− | A− | 27 min | $111,318 |
| Carol Stream | 3% | A | A− | 28 min | $102,309 |
| Bloomingdale | 2% | A | A− | 27 min | $102,928 |
| Schaumburg Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $99,298 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Hanover Park: questions
What is the median household income in Hanover Park?
$91,763 (±$7,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Park?
12.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover Park?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Park work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (14%, 26 mi), Schaumburg (7%, 4 mi), Elk Grove Village (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hanover Park walkable?
Hanover Park is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hanover Park without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hanover Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanover Park
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.