Hines, Edward Jr., Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District · Photo: Chicago Daily News, Inc. · Public domainMore people are out of work in Proviso Township (5.1%) than in 63% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Proviso Township itself; outside it, Chicago draws the most (30%, 10 miles). Proviso Township grades B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.8 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
Jobs and commuting in Proviso Township: the gist
Proviso Township trades workers with the towns around it
Proviso Township has about as many jobs (77,151) as working residents (66,250), but they are mostly different people: 57,355 residents leave for work each day while 68,256 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Proviso Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Proviso Township and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Proviso Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Proviso Township come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Proviso Township draws workers from far and wide
The 77,151 jobs in Proviso Township are filled from a wide area. Proviso Township’s own residents hold 12% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 59% 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.
Income, poverty and work: Proviso Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Proviso Township is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #362 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Proviso Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Proviso Township could be anywhere from B to B+.
Who leaves Proviso Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 57,355 residents head out to work, 8,895 work right here, and 68,256 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
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 Proviso Township’s working residents head each day
Where Proviso Township clocks in
30% 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.
What Proviso Township’s employers do
77,151 jobs are based in Proviso Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Proviso Township, 2013 → 2023: 66,550 → 77,151. 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 Proviso Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Proviso Township, about 29 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Proviso Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60,865 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Proviso 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.
Proviso Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Proviso Township is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #43 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Proviso 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 70,520 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 59% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 9.1% of Proviso Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Proviso Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
For jobs and income, Proviso Township is 90th of 238 U.S. towns of 103,000 to 199,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 2 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Fishers IN | 104,812 | $130K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 14% | A+ |
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| 8 | Naperville IL | 153,114 | $155K | 4.4% | 4.5% | 17% | A |
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| 16 | Lisle Township IL | 119,740 | $119K | 5.0% | 4.5% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Downers Grove Township IL | 149,599 | $117K | 6.2% | 4.3% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Bend OR | 107,342 | $96K | 8.8% | 3.7% | 60% | B+ |
| 89 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) CA | 109,914 | $103K | 10.4% | 4.8% | 30% | B+ |
| 90 | Proviso Township IL | 147,144 | $82K | 10.1% | 5.1% | 13% | B+ |
| 91 | Surprise AZ | 175,304 | $97K | 8.6% | 4.3% | 10% | B+ |
| 92 | Midland TX | 147,615 | $90K | 12.4% | 3.5% | 52% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 238 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Proviso Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Proviso Township
The biggest share goes to Melrose Park (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Proviso Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proviso Township | – | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $82,097 |
| River Forest Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| River Forest | under 2% | A | A+ | 33 min | $146,786 |
| Lyons Township | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 30 min | $92,619 |
| York Township | under 2% | A− | A | 27 min | $112,233 |
| Maywood | 2% | C+ | A+ | 34 min | $68,815 |
| La Grange Park | under 2% | A | A+ | 29 min | $120,408 |
| La Grange | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 29 min | $159,929 |
| Leyden Township | under 2% | B+ | A | 29 min | $79,935 |
| North Riverside | under 2% | A− | A | 29 min | $77,170 |
| Melrose Park | 3% | B− | A | 27 min | $66,189 |
Same-state neighbors only. River Forest Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Proviso 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 Proviso Township: questions
What is the median household income in Proviso Township?
$82,097 (±$2,821) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Proviso Township?
10.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Proviso Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Proviso Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (30%, 10 mi), Melrose Park (3%, 3 mi), Maywood (2%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Proviso Township walkable?
Proviso Township is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.4 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Proviso Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 59% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Proviso Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Proviso 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.