Household incomes in Mundelein top those of 83% of U.S. towns
8.2% of residents are in poverty (Illinois 11.8%). The two grades for Mundelein are A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in ten work in Mundelein; the top destination outside it is Chicago (13%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mundelein at work: what stands out
Mundelein trades workers with the towns around it
Mundelein has about as many jobs (15,522) as working residents (14,697), but they are mostly different people: 13,440 residents leave for work each day while 14,265 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Mundelein are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Mundelein makes and builds things
54% of the jobs based in Mundelein are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Mundelein residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. The jobs ↓
Mundelein’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Mundelein is Chicago, 35 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (1,959) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Mundelein draws workers from far and wide
The 15,522 jobs in Mundelein are filled from a wide area. Mundelein’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 63% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Mundelein pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Mundelein pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How Mundelein earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mundelein is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #130 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. 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, Mundelein could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who works in Mundelein, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 13,440 residents head out to work, 1,257 work right here, and 14,265 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 (1.06 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 54% of Mundelein’s jobs are in goods
15,522 jobs are based in Mundelein.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mundelein, 2014 → 2024: 11,500 → 15,522. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Mundelein’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Mundelein goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where Mundelein’s working residents head each day
Where Mundelein clocks in
13% 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.
Time on the road from Mundelein: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mundelein workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,857 commuters (the 19% 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.
Most trips from Mundelein start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mundelein is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #357 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.7% 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 17,089 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 15% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 8% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% 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). 1.7% of Mundelein households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Mundelein’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mundelein places 251st of 1,283 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 23,000 to 44,000
| # | 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% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | New Lenox IL | 28,893 | $141K | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 249 | Brunswick OH | 35,114 | $91K | 6.1% | 2.0% | 10% | A |
| 250 | Pelham AL | 25,664 | $101K | 6.7% | 2.0% | 10% | A |
| 251 | Mundelein IL | 32,680 | $108K | 8.2% | 2.6% | 9% | A |
| 252 | Yorkville IL | 26,730 | $109K | 3.3% | 3.6% | 9% | A |
| 253 | Avon IN | 25,350 | $98K | 5.7% | 2.9% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,283 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Mundelein, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Mundelein’s workers
The biggest share goes to Vernon Hills (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mundelein workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mundelein | – | A | B+ | 28 min | $108,340 |
| Long Grove | under 2% | A+ | A− | 34 min | $250,000+ |
| Vernon Hills | 5% | A | A− | 27 min | $121,943 |
| Libertyville | 5% | A+ | A | 26 min | $165,667 |
| Hawthorn Woods | under 2% | A | A− | 40 min | $219,631 |
| Grayslake | under 2% | A− | A− | 27 min | $113,972 |
| Indian Creek | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Fremont Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 30 min | $120,182 |
| Libertyville Township | 2% | A | A | 26 min | $134,398 |
Same-state neighbors only. Indian Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mundelein’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 2024, 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 Mundelein: questions
What is the median household income in Mundelein?
$108,340 (±$7,862) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mundelein?
8.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mundelein?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mundelein work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (13%, 35 mi), Libertyville (5%, 3 mi), Vernon Hills (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Mundelein walkable?
Mundelein is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mundelein without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mundelein, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mundelein
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.