Fitzpatrick House · Photo: Teemu08 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Romeoville has higher household incomes than 81% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 5.5% of residents, next to 11.8% across Illinois. Jobs and income earn Romeoville A−; getting around on foot earns it A−. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Romeoville apart
Romeoville trades workers with the towns around it
Romeoville has about as many jobs (21,814) as working residents (20,317), but they are mostly different people: 18,806 residents leave for work each day while 20,303 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Romeoville are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
54% of the jobs in Romeoville are in trade, transport and utilities, against 28% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Romeoville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Romeoville is Chicago, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (3,202) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Romeoville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Romeoville went from 14,299 in 2014 to 21,814 in 2024, +53%. The jobs ↓
Romeoville draws workers from far and wide
The 21,814 jobs in Romeoville are filled from a wide area. Romeoville’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 37%; the other 56% 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 2024, 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.
The four measures behind Romeoville’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Romeoville is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #198 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Romeoville’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Romeoville could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Who works in Romeoville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 18,806 residents head out to work, 1,511 work right here, and 20,303 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 (1.07 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
What the 21,814 jobs in Romeoville are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Romeoville, 2014 → 2024: 14,299 → 21,814. 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 Romeoville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Romeoville’s commute, mile by mile
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.
16% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Romeoville clocks in
16% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Each way, about 32 minutes from Romeoville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Romeoville workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,049 commuters (the 12% 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.
In Romeoville, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Romeoville is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #306 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 22,738 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 25% 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 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 4.5% of Romeoville households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Romeoville’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Romeoville ranks: 299th of 1,037 U.S. towns of 29,000 to 56,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 5 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
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| 20 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 26 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 297 | Lawrence Township NJ | 34,165 | $130K | 4.5% | 6.0% | 12% | A− |
| 298 | Newark DE | 30,359 | $77K | 27.7% | 6.7% | 11% | A− |
| 299 | Romeoville IL | 41,281 | $106K | 5.5% | 5.0% | 7% | A− |
| 300 | Bixby OK | 32,766 | $104K | 5.6% | 3.7% | 10% | A− |
| 301 | Oakleaf Plantation FL | 32,070 | $109K | 8.8% | 1.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,037 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Romeoville, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Romeoville and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Bolingbrook (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Romeoville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeoville | – | A− | A− | 32 min | $106,325 |
| Bolingbrook | 8% | B+ | A− | 30 min | $108,400 |
| Woodridge | 2% | A | A | 30 min | $101,000 |
| Crest Hill | under 2% | B− | B+ | 28 min | $73,033 |
| Lemont | under 2% | A | A | 35 min | $123,370 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Romeoville’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 Romeoville: questions
What is the median household income in Romeoville?
$106,325 (±$6,948) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Romeoville?
5.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Romeoville?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Romeoville work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (16%, 26 mi), Bolingbrook (8%, 4 mi), Joliet (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Romeoville walkable?
Romeoville is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Romeoville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Romeoville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Romeoville
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. 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.