A job hub: Jackson Township has 2.0 jobs per working resident, and 4,071 people come in to work
4,164 jobs are based in Jackson Township; 2,086 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Jackson Township are A for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns.
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 Jackson Township
Stores, warehouses and trucking
58% of the jobs in Jackson Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 27% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Jackson Township is where the jobs are
Jackson Township has 4,164 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 6,000 people are in town, 53% more than the 3,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jackson Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Jackson Township went from 2,519 in 2013 to 4,164 in 2023, +65%. The jobs ↓
Jackson Township and Joliet trade workers both ways
Joliet is the top workplace for Jackson Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Jackson Township come from (13% of its jobs). 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Jackson Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #112 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Jackson Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The kinds of work in Jackson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,519 → 4,164. 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 Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Jackson Township
On a workday 1,993 residents head out to work and 93 work right here.
About 6,000 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 53% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Jackson Township, and from where
Where Jackson Township clocks in
16% of workers
10% 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.
Jackson Township’s commute takes 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 Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,788 commuters (the 9% 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.
The distance from Jackson Township to work
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.
Most of Jackson Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns, #640 of 768 in Illinois. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,973 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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). 3.2% of Jackson Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Jackson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Jackson Township next to U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,300: 396th of 4,364 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | 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+ |
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| 13 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Deer Park IL | 3,647 | $174K | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
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| 394 | Victor NY | 2,906 | $90K | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4% | A |
| 395 | Paddock Lake WI | 2,974 | $88K | 2.9% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| 396 | Jackson Township IL | 3,890 | $104K | 4.7% | 2.6% | 4% | A |
| 397 | Franklin Township PA | 5,182 | $85K | 2.9% | 0.8% | 3% | A |
| 398 | Ixonia WI | 5,083 | $89K | 1.9% | 2.1% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,364 | 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 Jackson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Jackson Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | A | C | 30 min | $104,292 |
| Joliet Township | under 2% | C+ | A− | 26 min | $63,998 |
| Florence Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Manhattan Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 37 min | $129,207 |
| Channahon Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 31 min | $136,489 |
Same-state neighbors only. Florence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jackson 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$104,292 (±$21,194) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
4.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Joliet (16%, 8 mi), Chicago (10%, 36 mi), New Lenox (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
2% 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 Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson 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.