Photo: Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Naperville Township are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. Below the poverty line: 6.6% of residents; Illinois has 11.8%. The two grades for Naperville Township are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Naperville Township at work: what stands out
Naperville Township is where the jobs are
Naperville Township has 85,473 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Naperville Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Naperville Township is Chicago, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (8,344) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Naperville Township
27% of Naperville Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
Naperville Township draws workers from far and wide
The 85,473 jobs in Naperville Township are filled from a wide area. Naperville Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; the other 55% 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.
Inside Naperville Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Naperville Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #210 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Naperville Township’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.1%, 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, Naperville Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Who leaves Naperville Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 41,476 residents head out to work, 8,228 work right here, and 77,245 people come in from elsewhere.
About 144,000 people are in Naperville Township on a workday afternoon, 33% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The distance from Naperville Township to work
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.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Naperville Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Naperville Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39,590 commuters (the 27% 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.
Where Naperville Township’s workforce comes from
Where Naperville Township clocks in
17% of workers
15% of workers
8% 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.
67% of the jobs in Naperville Township pay over $3,333 a month
85,473 jobs are based in Naperville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Naperville Township, 2013 → 2023: 75,999 → 85,473. 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 Naperville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Naperville Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Naperville Township is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #98 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Naperville 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 54,508 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 41% 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 2.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 5.1% of Naperville Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Naperville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Among U.S. towns of 76,000 to 146,000, Naperville Township ranks 77th of 392 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 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
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| 12 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 20 | Arlington Heights IL | 76,216 | $117K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 11% | A |
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| 25 | Northfield Township IL | 89,835 | $137K | 7.1% | 3.5% | 16% | A |
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| 75 | Colonie NY | 86,837 | $102K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 25% | A− |
| 76 | Rocklin CA | 76,821 | $124K | 5.6% | 4.5% | 11% | A− |
| 77 | Naperville Township IL | 107,908 | $120K | 6.6% | 5.1% | 17% | A− |
| 78 | Goodyear AZ | 125,359 | $103K | 5.2% | 4.2% | 10% | A− |
| 79 | Layton UT | 85,308 | $102K | 8.1% | 2.8% | 14% | A− |
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| 392 | 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 Naperville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door is work for 23% of Naperville Township
The biggest share goes to Naperville (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Naperville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naperville Township | – | A− | A | 31 min | $120,026 |
| Lisle Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $118,712 |
| Winfield Township | under 2% | B | A− | 27 min | $103,183 |
| Aurora Township | under 2% | B− | A− | 25 min | $76,459 |
| Naperville | 15% | A | A | 31 min | $155,105 |
| Warrenville | under 2% | A− | A− | 27 min | $100,321 |
| Aurora | 8% | B+ | A | 27 min | $93,633 |
| Wheatland Township | under 2% | A+ | A | 34 min | $172,808 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Naperville 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 Naperville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Naperville Township?
$120,026 (±$3,756) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Naperville Township?
6.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Naperville Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Naperville Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (17%, 27 mi), Naperville (15%, 2 mi), Aurora (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Naperville Township walkable?
Naperville Township is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.5 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Naperville Township without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Naperville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Naperville 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.