Jackson Township Will, 2007
Jackson Township’s story
Jackson Township in pictures
Census counts: 3,532 in 2000, 3,898 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
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A town of 3,890.
Population
3,890
2025 Census estimate · −0.2% since 2020
Median home value
$272K
Census ACS
Household income
$104K
median
Median age
44.5
years
Jobs based here
4,164
A job hub
TownGrade
C+
#518 of 767 in IL
Is Jackson Township a good place to live?
Jackson Township grades C+ overall, 518th of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $104K. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 67% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $272K, 3 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 25% of the land in Jackson Township is conserved, where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.6% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 3,458 acres with 7.4 miles of trail.
StrongestAJobs & income
What makes Jackson Township stand out
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
A job hub
Every workday, about 4,071 people come to Jackson Township for work
Where Jackson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
4,164jobs based in Jackson Township
4%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Jackson Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
Jobs & incomeAOpen →SchoolsCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.5 of 20; 3.2% of households have no car; 1.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 39% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →HealthSaint Joseph Medical Center 8.3 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors9 miles of trailsB+Open →HistoryBOpen →Civic life1.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Jackson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jackson Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterElwood water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Jackson Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsJoliet Township High School District 204Elwood Community Consolidated School District 2032 districts serve Jackson Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWill County ClerkWill County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes60421, 60436, 6044260421 95% · 60436 4% · 60442 1%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jackson Township.
Jackson Township draws workers from Joliet and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Most of Jackson Township’s workers leave town for work
4,164 jobs are based in Jackson Township, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 2,519 in 2013 to 4,164.
For working residents in Jackson Township, the share who work locally is 4.5%. The town had 4,164 jobs in 2023, up 1,645 from 2013. The typical journey to work for Jackson Township comes to 30 minutes, above both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Joliet (16%), Chicago (10%) and New Lenox (4%).
4%work in town
| Jackson Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Jackson Township4%
Joliet16%
Chicago10%
New Lenox4%
Bolingbrook3%
19 mi
median commute distance
4,164
jobs based in Jackson Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsC
Jackson Township’s grade for schools is a C
Its one school is below. Enrollment at Jackson Township’s public school: 331 students.
33%of IL districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood C C SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 331 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
OutdoorsB+
Jackson Township’s grade for the outdoors is a B+
Trails total 9.2 miles in 2 parks and preserves. For Jackson Township, the concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
#388for trails in IL
25%
conserved · 5,758 of 23,017 acres
9.2 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie | 7.4 mi | 3,458 |
| 2. Tyler Park | 0.2 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
The climate in Jackson Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
17″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall43–63°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
The biggest natural risk in Jackson Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
66% of Jackson Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 16%. On expected storm and flood damage, Jackson Township sits below 61% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 27 claims in the town since 1979.
39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
27
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthB−
Jackson Township is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,943 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jackson Township’s, it is less healthy than 74%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Two figures for adults in Jackson Township: 39% have obesity, 21% have been diagnosed with depression. The town beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. Nearly a fifth of adults binge drink in the town.
52%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Jackson Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
4 better25 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Jackson Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.6% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 6.3% |
Saint Joseph Medical Center
8.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
38th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nearby attractions
All 161 attractions →Soldier Field and 95 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw36 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw40 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
39 mi MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Jackson Township
18pages on Jackson Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
Joliet Junior CollegeCommunity college · Public · Joliet7.8 mi$4,530 in-state tuitionUniversity of St FrancisUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Joliet8.2 mi$38,110 tuitionLewis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Romeoville13.2 mi$39,200 tuition
About 2 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Jackson Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Jackson Township is in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,898 and it contained 1,595 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 36 sq mi
Jackson Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
Joliet TownshipFlorence TownshipManhattan TownshipChannahon TownshipJackson Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | #518 | C+ | C+ | — | C | B− |
| Joliet Township | #722 | D | C+ | — | C− | D |
| Florence Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manhattan Township | #124 | A | C | — | A | A− |
| Channahon Township | #333 | B+ | B | — | B | B+ |
Jackson Township, Joliet Township, Manhattan Township and Channahon Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Florence Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Jackson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jackson Township, IL a good place to live?
Jackson Township grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #518 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and C for schools.
Is Jackson Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.