Most of Indian Head Park commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Indian Head Park is better than 73% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (A). 354 jobs are based in Indian Head Park, and 1,716 of its residents work somewhere. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Indian Head Park in brief
Indian Head Park and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Indian Head Park residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Indian Head Park come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Indian Head Park is a place people come home to
There are 354 jobs based in Indian Head Park, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Indian Head Park has about 2,600 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Indian Head Park works from home
24% of Indian Head Park workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Indian Head Park
Job access by car holds Indian Head Park’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Indian Head Park could be anywhere from B− to A+.
31% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Indian Head Park clocks in
31% of workers
2% 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.
How many people are in Indian Head Park by day
On a workday 1,707 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 345 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Indian Head Park on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Indian Head Park: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Indian Head Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,221 commuters (the 24% 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.
What Indian Head Park’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Indian Head Park, 2014 → 2024: 468 → 354. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Indian Head Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Indian Head Park
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Indian Head Park
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,601 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 1% 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 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 2.9% of Indian Head Park households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Indian Head Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,084 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,300, Indian Head Park comes 1,134th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,132 | Lanesborough MA | 2,999 | $86K | 5.6% | 1.6% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,133 | Greenville NY | 3,707 | $81K | 2.5% | 1.0% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,134 | Indian Head Park IL | 3,961 | $100K | 7.4% | 6.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,135 | New London NH | 4,411 | $108K | 0.9% | 3.8% | 25% | B+ |
| 1,136 | Barnstead NH | 5,038 | $112K | 3.4% | 2.9% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,084 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Indian Head Park, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Indian Head Park and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Burr Ridge (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Indian Head Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Head Park | – | B+ | A | 30 min | $100,149 |
| Burr Ridge | 3% | A+ | A | 29 min | $156,829 |
| Countryside | 2% | B | A | 25 min | $80,968 |
| Hinsdale | 2% | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $250,000+ |
| Western Springs | 2% | A+ | A+ | 31 min | $230,255 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Indian Head Park’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 2024, 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 Indian Head Park: questions
What is the median household income in Indian Head Park?
$100,149 (±$20,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Indian Head Park?
7.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Indian Head Park?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Indian Head Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (31%, 12 mi), Burr Ridge (3%, 2 mi), La Grange (2%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Indian Head Park walkable?
Indian Head Park is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Indian Head Park without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Indian Head Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Indian Head Park
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.