Lindenhurst’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 3% stay in Lindenhurst for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (9%, 44 miles). 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line; Illinois has 11.8%. Lindenhurst grades A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lindenhurst: the gist
Lindenhurst’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lindenhurst is Chicago, 44 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (645) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lindenhurst is a place people come home to
There are 1,084 jobs based in Lindenhurst, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lindenhurst has about 8,700 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Lindenhurst
70% of Lindenhurst residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Lindenhurst pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Lindenhurst workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The figures behind Lindenhurst’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lindenhurst is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #242 of 768 in Illinois. Household income holds Lindenhurst’s grade up ($131,474, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lindenhurst could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Half of Lindenhurst commutes less than 14 miles
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.
Who commutes out of Lindenhurst, and who commutes in
On a workday 6,939 residents head out to work, 214 work right here, and 870 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,700 people are in Lindenhurst on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.15 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Jobs in Lindenhurst: what the 1,084 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lindenhurst, 2013 → 2023: 1,008 → 1,084. 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 Lindenhurst’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lindenhurst’s commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lindenhurst workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,353 commuters (the 18% 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.
Where people from Lindenhurst work
Where Lindenhurst clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Few in Lindenhurst walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lindenhurst is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #580 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Lindenhurst near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,733 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% 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). 1.7% of Lindenhurst households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Lindenhurst’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lindenhurst is 754th of 2,362 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 752 | Brimfield Township OH | 11,511 | $91K | 7.5% | 2.9% | 5% | A− |
| 753 | Tucson Mountains AZ | 11,353 | $134K | 8.9% | 3.0% | 2% | A− |
| 754 | Lindenhurst IL | 14,810 | $131K | 4.1% | 6.7% | 3% | A− |
| 755 | Amesbury MA | 17,588 | $104K | 7.1% | 3.6% | 12% | A− |
| 756 | Tallmadge OH | 18,521 | $89K | 5.0% | 4.1% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Lindenhurst, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Around Lindenhurst: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lindenhurst workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenhurst | – | A− | C+ | 34 min | $131,474 |
| Venetian Village | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $79,273 |
| Old Mill Creek | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Lake Villa | under 3% | A | B | 34 min | $118,750 |
| Newport Township | under 3% | B+ | B− | 27 min | $125,074 |
| Grayslake | 3% | A− | A− | 27 min | $113,972 |
| Grandwood Park | under 3% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $126,736 |
| Warren Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $104,155 |
Same-state neighbors only. Old Mill Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Grayslake. Darker towns draw more of Lindenhurst’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 Lindenhurst: questions
What is the median household income in Lindenhurst?
$131,474 (±$9,445) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lindenhurst?
4.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lindenhurst?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lindenhurst work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (9%, 44 mi), Waukegan (5%, 9 mi), Gurnee (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lindenhurst walkable?
Lindenhurst is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lindenhurst without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lindenhurst, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lindenhurst
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.