Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Lombard are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. 7.2% of residents live below the poverty line (Illinois 11.8%). For jobs and income Lombard is better than 83% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lombard: the figures worth knowing
Lombard draws workers from far and wide
The 30,432 jobs in Lombard are filled from a wide area. Lombard’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 26%; the other 69% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Lombard and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Lombard residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Lombard come from (12% of its jobs). 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.
How Lombard earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Lombard’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, 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, Lombard could be anywhere from B+ to A.
20% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Lombard clocks in
20% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Lombard
On a workday 20,687 residents head out to work, 1,597 work right here, and 28,835 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53,000 people are in Lombard on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Lombard’s 30,432 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lombard, 2013 → 2023: 31,456 → 30,432. 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 Lombard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Lombard: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lombard workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19,193 commuters (the 20% 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.
Miles to work from Lombard
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: Lombard
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 24,112 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 66% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 4.2% of Lombard households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Lombard’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lombard is 304th of 1,000 U.S. towns of 31,000 to 60,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 5 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 25 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 302 | Goose Creek SC | 52,010 | $88K | 6.5% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| 303 | The Acreage FL | 40,843 | $109K | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5% | A− |
| 304 | Lombard IL | 44,399 | $100K | 7.2% | 4.4% | 7% | A− |
| 305 | Manassas VA | 44,332 | $114K | 7.7% | 3.8% | 11% | A− |
| 306 | Nunda Township IL | 39,031 | $110K | 5.1% | 4.5% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,000 | 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 Lombard, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns next door employ 14% of Lombard
The biggest share goes to Downers Grove (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lombard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombard | – | A− | A | 26 min | $100,362 |
| Villa Park | 2% | A | A | 27 min | $95,015 |
| Addison | 3% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $90,431 |
| Glen Ellyn | 2% | A | A+ | 29 min | $140,938 |
| Oak Brook | 3% | A− | A | 32 min | $175,870 |
| Downers Grove | 4% | A | A+ | 28 min | $115,114 |
| Oakbrook Terrace | under 3% | A | A | 27 min | $76,905 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lombard’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 Lombard: questions
What is the median household income in Lombard?
$100,362 (±$4,187) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lombard?
7.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lombard?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lombard work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (20%, 17 mi), Downers Grove (4%, 6 mi), Elmhurst (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lombard walkable?
Lombard is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lombard without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lombard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lombard
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.