Lynwood has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 64% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #387 of 768 in Illinois.
Walkability B: more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns · #433 of 768 in Illinois.
Household incomes here are higher than in 62% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 50 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Lynwood; the top destination outside it is Chicago (30%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Lynwood, in brief
Lynwood workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 50 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 383 hours of commuting, 169 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (30 to 35 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Lynwood and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Lynwood residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Lynwood come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lynwood is a place people come home to
There are 994 jobs based in Lynwood, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lynwood has about 6,700 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Lynwood are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
What’s behind Lynwood’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lynwood is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #387 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Lynwood’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lynwood could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
About 50 minutes each way, longer than most of Illinois
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lynwood workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,870 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
30% of working residents work in Chicago
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Lynwood clocks in
30% of workers
3% of workers
2% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Lynwood quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,484 residents head out to work, 62 work right here, and 932 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,700 people are in Lynwood on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
What the 994 jobs in Lynwood are
994 jobs are based in Lynwood. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lynwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lynwood, 2013 → 2023: 874 → 994. 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.
Half of Lynwood commutes less than 22 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Lynwood start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lynwood is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #433 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.5% 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 4,584 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 49% 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 9.8% of Lynwood households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Lynwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lynwood is 1,335th of 2,867 U.S. towns of 6,500 to 12,600 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lynwood, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Long Grove IL | 8,343 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Winnetka IL | 12,518 | $250K | 1.6% | 3.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,333 | Dormont PA | 7,816 | $81K | 7.9% | 6.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,334 | Taylor Township IN | 9,436 | $72K | 10.6% | 2.2% | 4% | B |
| 1,335 | Lynwood IL | 9,297 | $85K | 9.2% | 5.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,336 | Burnet TX | 6,939 | $88K | 8.1% | 2.1% | 13% | B |
| 1,337 | Clear Lake IA | 7,601 | $79K | 8.3% | 2.4% | 26% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,867 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
Lynwood and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lansing (3%). Darker towns draw more of Lynwood’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lynwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynwood | – | B | B | 50 min | $85,237 |
| Ford Heights | under 2% | C | A+ | 32 min | $36,053 |
| Lansing | 3% | C+ | A | 33 min | $75,569 |
| Glenwood | under 2% | B− | A | 30 min | $77,391 |
| Sauk Village | under 2% | C | A | 35 min | $69,973 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Lynwood: questions
What is the median household income in Lynwood?
$85,237 (±$22,016) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lynwood?
9.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lynwood?
50 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lynwood work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (30%, 23 mi), Lansing (3%, 3 mi), South Holland (2%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lynwood walkable?
Lynwood is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lynwood without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lynwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lynwood
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.