Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, Oak Park Township is a commute to Chicago
The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 31% of workers, where Illinois as a whole has 16%. About one in ten work in Oak Park Township itself; outside it, Chicago draws the most (47%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Oak Park Township, in brief
A lot of Oak Park Township works from home
31% of Oak Park Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
Most Oak Park Township residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Oak Park Township’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 32 minutes, longer than the Illinois average of 28. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Oak Park Township is services
88% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. 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.
About 32 minutes to work from Oak Park Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Park Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,852 commuters (the 31% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Oak Park Township
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.
Oak Park Township is a services town
16,564 jobs are based in Oak Park Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Park Township, 2014 → 2024: 16,735 → 16,564. 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 Oak Park Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Oak Park Township by day
On a workday 23,590 residents head out to work, 2,575 work right here, and 13,989 people come in from elsewhere.
About 43,000 people are in Oak Park Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.63 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Oak Park Township ends
Where Oak Park Township clocks in
47% of workers
10% 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.
Bordering towns draw 57% of Oak Park Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Park Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $110,820 |
| Oak Park | 10% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $110,820 |
| Chicago | 47% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $77,902 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chicago. Darker towns draw more of Oak Park 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 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 Oak Park Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Park Township?
$110,820 (±$3,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Park Township?
7.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Park Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Park Township work?
10% work in town.
Can you get around Oak Park Township without a car?
19% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Park Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Park Township
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.