Photo: Teemu08 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Lyons Township have higher incomes than those in 71% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 4.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 36.9 in Chicago. The poverty rate is 9.4%, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. Jobs and income earn Lyons Township B+; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lyons Township at work: what stands out
Lyons Township trades workers with the towns around it
Lyons Township has about as many jobs (57,516) as working residents (49,808), but they are mostly different people: 43,652 residents leave for work each day while 51,360 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in Lyons Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Lyons Township and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Lyons Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Lyons Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lyons Township draws workers from far and wide
The 57,516 jobs in Lyons Township are filled from a wide area. Lyons Township’s own residents hold 11% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
Lyons Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lyons Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #302 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Lyons Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, 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, Lyons Township could be anywhere from B+ to A−.
Who commutes out of Lyons Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 43,652 residents head out to work, 6,156 work right here, and 51,360 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 (1.15 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.
32% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Lyons Township clocks in
32% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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.
Inside Lyons Township’s 57,516 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyons Township, 2013 → 2023: 52,825 → 57,516. 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 Lyons Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lyons Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lyons Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43,109 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.
The commute from Lyons Township, by distance
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Lyons Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lyons Township is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #63 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Lyons 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 52,547 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 69% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 25% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 6.0% of Lyons Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Lyons Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Out of 371 U.S. towns of 79,000 to 152,000, Lyons Township comes 118th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
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| 10 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 23 | Northfield Township IL | 89,835 | $137K | 7.1% | 3.5% | 16% | A |
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| 31 | Lisle Township IL | 119,740 | $119K | 5.0% | 4.5% | 11% | A |
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| 116 | San Marcos CA | 94,908 | $109K | 9.2% | 4.6% | 13% | B+ |
| 117 | Richardson TX | 118,542 | $98K | 9.7% | 5.0% | 16% | B+ |
| 118 | Lyons Township IL | 112,345 | $93K | 9.4% | 4.8% | 12% | B+ |
| 119 | Bloomington MN | 89,034 | $93K | 9.2% | 4.8% | 20% | B+ |
| 120 | Washington Township IN | 140,572 | $77K | 9.1% | 3.3% | 18% | B+ |
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| 371 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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 Lyons Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
34% of Lyons Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Chicago (32%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyons Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Township | – | B+ | A+ | 30 min | $92,619 |
| Palos Township | under 2% | B+ | A | 33 min | $86,101 |
| Proviso Township | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $82,097 |
| Stickney Township | under 2% | B | A | 30 min | $78,454 |
| La Grange | 2% | A+ | A+ | 29 min | $159,929 |
| La Grange Park | under 2% | A | A+ | 29 min | $120,408 |
| Riverside Township | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 31 min | $121,944 |
| Lyons | under 2% | B | A+ | 28 min | $70,993 |
| Summit | under 2% | B− | A+ | 29 min | $61,863 |
| Chicago | 32% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $77,902 |
| Riverside | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $153,686 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lyons 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 Lyons Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lyons Township?
$92,619 (±$3,820) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyons Township?
9.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyons Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyons Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (32%, 10 mi), La Grange (2%, 2 mi), Downers Grove (2%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lyons Township walkable?
Lyons Township is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lyons Township without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 25% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lyons Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyons 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.