Photo: Nlpictures · Public domainNew Lenox Township’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 3.9% (Illinois 11.8%). New Lenox Township grades A+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in ten work in New Lenox Township; the top destination outside it is Chicago (14%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set New Lenox Township apart
New Lenox Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside New Lenox Township is Chicago, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (3,279) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
New Lenox Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in New Lenox Township went from 11,480 in 2013 to 15,698 in 2023, +37%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
New Lenox Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, New Lenox Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #30 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.7%, 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, New Lenox Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Near or far: the trip to work from New Lenox Township
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.
Jobs in New Lenox Township: what the 15,698 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Lenox Township, 2013 → 2023: 11,480 → 15,698. 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 New Lenox Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of New Lenox Township
On a workday 20,130 residents head out to work, 2,565 work right here, and 13,133 people come in from elsewhere.
About 38,000 people are in New Lenox Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Where New Lenox Township goes to work
Where New Lenox Township clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
The daily trip from New Lenox Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Lenox Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19,129 commuters (the 14% 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.
For most of New Lenox Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Lenox Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #338 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place New Lenox 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 22,200 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, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% 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). 2.7% of New Lenox Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of New Lenox Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
New Lenox Township next to U.S. towns of 32,000 to 61,000: 23rd of 953 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 4 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Zionsville IN | 33,624 | $172K | 3.1% | 2.8% | 9% | A+ |
| 22 | Coppell TX | 41,386 | $146K | 5.4% | 2.6% | 9% | A+ |
| 23 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 24 | Pasadena MD | 34,309 | $130K | 5.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 25 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| 26 | Oswego IL | 39,948 | $124K | 2.6% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 953 | 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 New Lenox Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
How New Lenox Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Frankfort (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Lenox Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Lenox Township | – | A+ | B+ | 32 min | $133,434 |
| Frankfort Township | under 2% | A | A− | 32 min | $134,769 |
| Joliet Township | under 2% | C+ | A− | 26 min | $63,998 |
| Frankfort | 3% | A | A− | 35 min | $154,375 |
| Homer Township | under 2% | A | B− | 36 min | $135,645 |
| Manhattan Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 37 min | $129,207 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Lenox 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 New Lenox Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Lenox Township?
$133,434 (±$6,497) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Lenox Township?
3.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Lenox Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Lenox Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (14%, 27 mi), New Lenox (9%, 0 mi), Joliet (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Lenox Township walkable?
New Lenox Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Lenox Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Lenox Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Lenox 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.