Unemployment in Leyden Township (5.7%) is higher than in 71% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 9.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. For jobs and income Leyden Township is better than 67% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (A). About one in seven work in Leyden Township; the top destination outside it is Chicago (28%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Leyden Township, in brief
A lot of Leyden Township works one town over
38% of working residents work in a town that borders Leyden Township: Chicago (28%), Franklin Park (4%) and Rosemont (2%). Next door ↓
Leyden Township is where the jobs are
Leyden Township has 69,056 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Leyden Township draws workers from far and wide
The 69,056 jobs in Leyden Township are filled from a wide area. Leyden Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 62% 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.
Where Leyden Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Leyden Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. 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, Leyden Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
The daily flow of workers through Leyden Township
On a workday 36,801 residents head out to work, 5,666 work right here, and 63,390 people come in from elsewhere.
About 117,000 people are in Leyden Township on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Leyden Township, and from where
Where Leyden Township clocks in
28% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
68% of the jobs in Leyden Township pay over $3,333 a month
69,056 jobs are based in Leyden Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leyden Township, 2013 → 2023: 64,445 → 69,056. 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 Leyden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Leyden Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leyden Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40,823 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far Leyden Township’s workers travel
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Leyden Township
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 6.2% 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 45,333 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 48% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 8.2% of Leyden Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Leyden Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Leyden Township places 246th of 502 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 63,000 to 122,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 13 | Vernon Township IL | 71,353 | $146K | 6.3% | 2.4% | 15% | A+ |
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| 19 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Arlington Heights IL | 76,216 | $117K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 244 | Bloomington IL | 78,804 | $77K | 11.0% | 2.7% | 46% | B+ |
| 245 | Bloomington City Township IL | 78,804 | $77K | 11.0% | 2.7% | 46% | B+ |
| 246 | Leyden Township IL | 90,402 | $80K | 8.2% | 5.7% | 13% | B+ |
| 247 | Rio Rancho NM | 114,419 | $90K | 7.4% | 4.6% | 19% | B+ |
| 248 | Burnsville MN | 65,244 | $87K | 10.8% | 5.0% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 502 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Leyden Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bordering towns draw 38% of Leyden Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leyden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyden Township | – | B+ | A | 29 min | $79,935 |
| Chicago | 28% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $77,902 |
| Rosemont | 2% | B | A+ | 23 min | $63,517 |
| Schiller Park | 2% | A | A | 25 min | $69,696 |
| Franklin Park | 4% | B | A | 29 min | $76,519 |
| Norridge | under 2% | B | A | 34 min | $87,807 |
| Maine Township | under 2% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $98,291 |
| Proviso Township | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $82,097 |
| Park Ridge | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 29 min | $142,986 |
| Elmwood Park | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 32 min | $91,955 |
| Des Plaines | 2% | A | A | 28 min | $97,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chicago. Darker towns draw more of Leyden 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 Leyden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leyden Township?
$79,935 (±$4,768) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leyden Township?
8.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leyden Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leyden Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (28%, 12 mi), Franklin Park (4%, 1 mi), Elk Grove Village (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Leyden Township walkable?
Leyden Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.4 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Leyden Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 48% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leyden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leyden 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.