Posen has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
955 jobs are based in Posen for 2,376 working residents. Jobs and income earn Posen C+; getting around on foot earns it A−. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Posen and work: the main findings
Posen and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Posen residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Posen come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Posen workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
Posen’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Posen is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #544 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Posen’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (21.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Posen could be anywhere from C− to A.
27% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Posen clocks in
27% of workers
3% 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.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Illinois
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Posen workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,399 commuters (the 2% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Posen
On a workday 2,334 residents head out to work, 42 work right here, and 913 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Posen on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 30% of Posen’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Posen, 2013 → 2023: 1,223 → 955. 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 Posen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Posen, by distance
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.
Posen is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Posen is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns, #206 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% 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 2,445 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 35% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 2.4% of Posen households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Posen’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Posen is 2,151st of 3,541 U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 14 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Northfield IL | 5,632 | $162K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Grandwood Park IL | 5,262 | $127K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,149 | Fallowfield Township PA | 4,041 | $67K | 9.1% | 6.2% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,150 | Mead WA | 6,893 | $77K | 7.4% | 8.6% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,151 | Posen IL | 5,405 | $73K | 21.5% | 6.1% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,152 | Waller TX | 5,380 | $40K | 25.5% | 2.0% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,153 | Wayne Township IN | 4,603 | $60K | 9.1% | 2.2% | 9% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,541 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Posen, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door to Posen
The biggest share goes to Blue Island (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Posen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posen | – | C+ | A− | 24 min | $73,051 |
| Dixmoor | under 2% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $44,600 |
| Harvey | 1% | C− | A+ | 30 min | $42,429 |
| Blue Island | 2% | C | A+ | 29 min | $59,489 |
| Markham | under 2% | C | A | 36 min | $57,302 |
| Bremen Township | under 2% | B− | A | 32 min | $78,755 |
| Thornton Township | under 2% | C | A+ | 32 min | $58,534 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Posen’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 Posen: questions
What is the median household income in Posen?
$73,051 (±$13,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Posen?
21.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Posen?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Posen work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (27%, 14 mi), Alsip (3%, 4 mi), Oak Forest (2%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Posen walkable?
Posen is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Posen without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 35% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Posen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Posen
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.