Households in Moraine Township have higher incomes than those in 95% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Moraine Township A; getting around on foot earns it A+. 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 11.8% for Illinois as a whole. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 6.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Moraine Township in brief
Moraine Township trades workers with the towns around it
Moraine Township has about as many jobs (13,540) as working residents (13,242), but they are mostly different people: 11,697 residents leave for work each day while 11,995 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in Moraine Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Moraine Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Moraine Township is Chicago, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (3,389) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Moraine Township works from home
26% of Moraine Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
Moraine Township draws workers from far and wide
The 13,540 jobs in Moraine Township are filled from a wide area. Moraine Township’s own residents hold 11% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 57% 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Moraine Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Moraine Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #73 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Moraine Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily flow of workers through Moraine Township
On a workday 11,697 residents head out to work, 1,545 work right here, and 11,995 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 (1.02 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.
Moraine Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Moraine Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moraine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,370 commuters (the 26% 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.
26% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Moraine Township clocks in
26% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
Moraine Township is a services town
13,540 jobs are based in Moraine Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moraine Township, 2013 → 2023: 12,501 → 13,540. 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 Moraine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Moraine Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Moraine Township is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #60 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Moraine 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 16,735 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 84% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 34% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 2.6% of Moraine Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Moraine Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Moraine Township is 143rd of 1,287 U.S. towns of 24,000 to 47,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | 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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| 6 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | New Lenox IL | 28,893 | $141K | 1.5% | 2.9% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 141 | Edwardsville IL | 26,463 | $87K | 11.6% | 4.6% | 17% | A |
| 142 | Independence Township MI | 37,725 | $115K | 4.3% | 2.9% | 8% | A |
| 143 | Moraine Township IL | 34,725 | $154K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 12% | A |
| 144 | Montgomery Township NJ | 24,039 | $227K | 3.7% | 3.9% | 8% | A |
| 145 | Issaquah WA | 39,423 | $155K | 5.2% | 3.3% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,287 | 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 Moraine Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bordering towns draw 19% of Moraine Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Highland Park (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moraine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moraine Township | – | A | A+ | 28 min | $153,798 |
| Highland Park | 10% | A+ | A+ | 28 min | $168,094 |
| Lake Forest | 3% | A+ | A | 31 min | $235,081 |
| West Deerfield Township | under 2% | A+ | A | 29 min | $204,915 |
| Shields Township | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 21 min | $112,865 |
| Northfield Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 27 min | $136,617 |
| Glencoe | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $248,933 |
| New Trier Township | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 34 min | $215,916 |
| Northbrook | 6% | A+ | A+ | 27 min | $157,782 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moraine 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 Moraine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Moraine Township?
$153,798 (±$10,473) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moraine Township?
6.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moraine Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moraine Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (26%, 25 mi), Highland Park (10%, 0 mi), Northbrook (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Moraine Township walkable?
Moraine Township is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Moraine Township without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Moraine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moraine 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.