Photo: LisleLibraryDistrict · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Lisle Township earn more than those in 88% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 5.0%; Illinois has 11.8%. Jobs and income earn Lisle Township A; getting around on foot earns it A. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.4 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lisle Township: the gist
Lisle Township trades workers with the towns around it
Lisle Township has about as many jobs (58,239) as working residents (55,848), but they are mostly different people: 50,170 residents leave for work each day while 52,561 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Lisle Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Lisle Township and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Lisle Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Lisle Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lisle Township draws workers from far and wide
The 58,239 jobs in Lisle Township are filled from a wide area. Lisle Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 60% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Lisle Township
24% of Lisle Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Lisle Township pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Lisle Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Lisle Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lisle Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #127 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Lisle Township’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Lisle Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
A workday in Lisle Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 50,170 residents head out to work, 5,678 work right here, and 52,561 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
19% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Lisle Township clocks in
19% of workers
12% 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.
Commuting from Lisle Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lisle Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47,041 commuters (the 24% 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.
72% of the jobs in Lisle Township pay over $3,333 a month
58,239 jobs are based in Lisle Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lisle Township, 2014 → 2024: 60,387 → 58,239. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lisle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Lisle Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Lisle Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lisle Township is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #93 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Lisle Township 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 62,103 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 36% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 9% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 62% 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). 3.9% of Lisle Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Lisle Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Among U.S. towns of 84,000 to 162,000, Lisle Township ranks 27th of 349 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 22% | A+ |
| 3 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 22% | A+ |
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| 8 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 15 | Naperville IL | 153,114 | $155K | 4.4% | 4.5% | 17% | A |
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| 19 | Northfield Township IL | 89,835 | $137K | 7.1% | 3.5% | 16% | A |
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| 25 | Sunnyvale CA | 156,577 | $186K | 5.8% | 4.5% | 14% | A |
| 26 | Alexandria VA | 160,662 | $120K | 7.9% | 3.3% | 15% | A |
| 27 | Lisle Township IL | 119,740 | $119K | 5.0% | 4.5% | 10% | A |
| 28 | Hoover AL | 93,550 | $109K | 5.1% | 3.5% | 17% | A |
| 29 | Arvada CO | 122,901 | $117K | 5.8% | 3.8% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 349 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 52% | 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 Lisle Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Lisle Township and its neighbors: 20% work next door
The biggest share goes to Naperville (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lisle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisle Township | – | A | A | 28 min | $118,712 |
| Naperville Township | under 2% | A− | A | 31 min | $120,026 |
| Downers Grove Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $117,335 |
| Milton Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 27 min | $121,087 |
| Downers Grove | 5% | A | A+ | 28 min | $115,114 |
| Du Page Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $104,934 |
| Bolingbrook | 3% | B+ | A− | 30 min | $108,400 |
| Naperville | 12% | A | A | 31 min | $155,105 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lisle 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 2024, 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 Lisle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lisle Township?
$118,712 (±$6,355) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lisle Township?
5.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lisle Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lisle Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (19%, 21 mi), Naperville (12%, 4 mi), Downers Grove (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lisle Township walkable?
Lisle Township is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.1 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lisle Township without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 9% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lisle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lisle Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.