Most of Kendall Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
2,500 jobs are based in Kendall Township; 5,344 of its residents have a job. Kendall Township grades A for jobs and income and C for walkability. Measured by household income, Kendall Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Kendall Township: the gist
The figures behind Kendall Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kendall Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #121 of 768 in Illinois. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.3%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Kendall Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How far it is to work from Kendall 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.
How many people are in Kendall Township by day
On a workday 5,013 residents head out to work, 331 work right here, and 2,169 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,300 people are in Kendall Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2023, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Kendall Township clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Kendall Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kendall Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,231 → 2,500. 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 Kendall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Kendall Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kendall Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,337 commuters (the 12% 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.
Most trips from Kendall Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kendall Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #682 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,909 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.5% of Kendall Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kendall Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Kendall Township is 438th among 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 436 | Half Moon Bay CA | 11,287 | $158K | 5.6% | 2.4% | 16% | A |
| 437 | DeForest WI | 13,094 | $106K | 5.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A |
| 438 | Kendall Township IL | 10,154 | $122K | 2.3% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| 439 | Waipio HI | 10,870 | $110K | 5.7% | 2.9% | 2% | A |
| 440 | Glen Ridge NJ | 8,259 | $250K | 1.1% | 7.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Kendall Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Kendall Township
The biggest share goes to Yorkville (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kendall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Township | – | A | C | 31 min | $121,740 |
| Bristol Township | under 2% | A | B | 34 min | $109,481 |
| Na-Au-Say Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 31 min | $127,857 |
| Fox Township | under 2% | A | C | 29 min | $116,250 |
| Yorkville | 9% | A | B | 34 min | $108,513 |
| Oswego Township | under 2% | A | B− | 31 min | $114,047 |
| Lisbon Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lisbon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kendall 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 Kendall Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kendall Township?
$121,740 (±$12,472) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kendall Township?
2.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kendall Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kendall Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (12%, 42 mi), Yorkville (9%, 5 mi), Aurora (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kendall Township walkable?
Kendall Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kendall Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kendall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kendall 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.