Photo: Jakesoky · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Lockport Township (6.2%) than in 76% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in Lockport Township; the top destination outside it is Chicago (17%, 26 miles). Lockport Township grades B for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lockport Township and work: the main findings
Lockport Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lockport Township is Chicago, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (4,772) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lockport Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lockport Township went from 12,744 in 2013 to 18,173 in 2023, +43%. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Lockport Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lockport Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #396 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Lockport Township’s grade up (ahead of 94% of 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, Lockport Township could be anywhere from B− to B+.
The distance from Lockport 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.
Inside Lockport Township’s 18,173 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lockport Township, 2013 → 2023: 12,744 → 18,173. 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 Lockport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Lockport Township by day
On a workday 26,345 residents head out to work, 2,064 work right here, and 16,109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50,000 people are in Lockport Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
Where the trip to work from Lockport Township ends
Where Lockport Township clocks in
17% of workers
7% 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.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Lockport Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lockport Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26,074 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Lockport Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lockport Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #292 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% 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 28,839 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 45% 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 1.3 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). 5.0% of Lockport Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Lockport Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lockport Township next to U.S. towns of 42,000 to 82,000: 415th of 746 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 11 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | New Trier Township IL | 56,118 | $216K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Vernon Township IL | 71,353 | $146K | 6.3% | 2.4% | 15% | A+ |
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| 413 | Winfield Township IL | 46,284 | $103K | 10.5% | 7.9% | 9% | B |
| 414 | Wheaton MD | 52,926 | $111K | 13.1% | 6.9% | 4% | B |
| 415 | Lockport Township IL | 60,618 | $85K | 9.4% | 6.2% | 7% | B |
| 416 | La Mesa CA | 59,914 | $95K | 11.5% | 6.2% | 8% | B |
| 417 | Concord NH | 44,597 | $85K | 8.9% | 4.1% | 36% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 746 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Lockport Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Lockport Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lockport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport Township | – | B | A− | 32 min | $85,328 |
| Joliet Township | under 2% | C+ | A− | 26 min | $63,998 |
| Homer Township | under 2% | A | B− | 36 min | $135,645 |
| Du Page Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $104,934 |
| Joliet | 7% | B | B+ | 29 min | $92,201 |
| Plainfield Township | under 2% | A | B− | 32 min | $127,061 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Joliet. Darker towns draw more of Lockport 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 Lockport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lockport Township?
$85,328 (±$4,822) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lockport Township?
9.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lockport Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lockport Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (17%, 26 mi), Joliet (7%, 6 mi), Bolingbrook (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lockport Township walkable?
Lockport Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lockport Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 9% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lockport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lockport 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.