Prestbury’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A+: among the top U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability B: more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns.
Working residents average 54 minutes each way (Illinois 28, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Prestbury; the top destination outside it is Chicago (11%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Prestbury, in brief
Prestbury workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 54 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 414 hours of commuting, 199 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Prestbury is a place people come home to
There are 59 jobs based in Prestbury, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Prestbury has about 1,300 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Prestbury’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Prestbury is Chicago, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (94) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; with 818 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Prestbury’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Prestbury is among the top U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Prestbury’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Prestbury could be anywhere from A to A+.
About 54 minutes each way, longer than most of Illinois
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prestbury workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 557 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Prestbury quiets down on a workday
On a workday 818 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Prestbury on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.07 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.
Half of Prestbury commutes less than 19 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
11% of working residents work in Chicago
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Prestbury clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
85% of the jobs in Prestbury pay over $3,333 a month
59 jobs are based in Prestbury. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Prestbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prestbury, 2013 → 2023: 88 → 59. 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.
Most trips from Prestbury start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Prestbury is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% 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 742 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 58% 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). 0.0% of Prestbury households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Prestbury’s commuters take a bus or train.
Prestbury is 34th of 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Prestbury, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 33 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 34 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| 35 | Herald Harbor MD | 2,430 | $148K | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 36 | Port Barrington IL | 1,584 | $150K | 2.7% | 2.9% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Wayne IL | 2,278 | $162K | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Prairie Du Long Township IL | 2,549 | $159K | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Prestbury and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Sugar Grove (4%). Darker towns draw more of Prestbury’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prestbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prestbury | – | A+ | B | 54 min | $165,486 |
| Sugar Grove | 4% | A− | C+ | 29 min | $121,207 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Prestbury: questions
What is the median household income in Prestbury?
$165,486 (±$54,080) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prestbury?
1.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prestbury?
54 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prestbury work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (11%, 38 mi), Aurora (10%, 7 mi), Naperville (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Prestbury walkable?
Prestbury is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Prestbury without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Prestbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prestbury
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.