Household incomes in Homer Township top those of 93% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in Homer Township; the top destination outside it is Chicago (16%, 22 miles). 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line (Illinois 11.8%). Homer Township grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Homer Township, in brief
Homer Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Homer Township went from 5,565 in 2013 to 9,216 in 2023, +66%. The jobs ↓
Homer Township 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 ↓
Homer Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Homer Township is Chicago, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (3,166) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Homer Township
68% of Homer Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Homer Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Homer Township draws workers from far and wide
The 9,216 jobs in Homer Township are filled from a wide area. Homer Township’s own residents hold 15% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
The four measures behind Homer Township’s grade
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, 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, Homer Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
What work there is in Homer Township: 9,216 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Homer Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,565 → 9,216. 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 Homer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Homer Township spends getting to work: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Homer Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,571 commuters (the 15% 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.
Miles to work from Homer 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.
The towns that employ Homer Township’s residents
Where Homer Township clocks in
16% 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.
In and out of Homer Township on a workday
On a workday 18,418 residents head out to work, 1,392 work right here, and 7,824 people come in from elsewhere.
About 31,000 people are in Homer Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.47 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.
Few in Homer Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Homer Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #544 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Homer 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 20,585 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 2% 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 2.0% of Homer Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Homer Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Homer Township places 107th of 1,054 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 29,000 to 57,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | 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+ |
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| 5 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
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| 20 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 26 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 105 | Issaquah WA | 39,423 | $155K | 5.2% | 3.3% | 11% | A |
| 106 | Haverford Township PA | 50,997 | $132K | 3.4% | 4.3% | 8% | A |
| 107 | Homer Township IL | 41,948 | $136K | 4.5% | 4.0% | 7% | A |
| 108 | Newark CA | 47,895 | $169K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 7% | A |
| 109 | Cornelius NC | 35,094 | $114K | 5.4% | 2.4% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,054 | 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 Homer Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door to Homer Township
The biggest share goes to Homer Glen (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Homer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Township | – | A | B− | 36 min | $135,645 |
| Homer Glen | 4% | A | B− | 36 min | $136,678 |
| Orland Township | under 2% | A− | A | 34 min | $104,383 |
| Lockport Township | under 2% | B | A− | 32 min | $85,328 |
| Lemont Township | under 2% | A | A | 35 min | $120,984 |
| Orland Park | 3% | A− | A | 34 min | $98,910 |
| New Lenox Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 32 min | $133,434 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Homer 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 Homer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Homer Township?
$135,645 (±$7,363) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Homer Township?
4.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Homer Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Homer Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (16%, 22 mi), Lockport (4%, 4 mi), Homer Glen (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Homer Township walkable?
Homer Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Homer Township without a car?
2% 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 Homer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Homer 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.