Household incomes in Roselle top those of 84% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 4.1% of residents, next to 11.8% for Illinois as a whole. Roselle grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.1 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
What the numbers say about work in Roselle
Roselle draws workers from far and wide
The 8,834 jobs in Roselle are filled from a wide area. Roselle’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Roselle’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Roselle is Chicago, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (1,658) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Roselle has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Roselle went from 6,308 in 2013 to 8,834 in 2023, +40%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Roselle’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Roselle is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #214 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Roselle’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.8%, 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, Roselle could be anywhere from B+ to A.
14% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Roselle clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Roselle
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.
Jobs in Roselle: what the 8,834 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roselle, 2013 → 2023: 6,308 → 8,834. 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 Roselle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Roselle by day and by night
On a workday 11,035 residents head out to work, 604 work right here, and 8,230 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Roselle on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 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.
How long Roselle spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roselle workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,142 commuters (the 16% 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 Roselle, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Roselle is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns, #243 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Roselle 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 12,115 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 14% 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 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 5.4% of Roselle households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Roselle’s commuters take a bus or train.
522nd of 1,712: where Roselle ranks among U.S. towns of 16,000 to 31,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Geneva IL | 21,138 | $144K | 3.8% | 1.8% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 520 | Easton MA | 25,795 | $124K | 6.0% | 5.1% | 11% | A− |
| 521 | Elkridge MD | 26,283 | $140K | 7.6% | 5.2% | 4% | A− |
| 522 | Roselle IL | 22,756 | $111K | 4.1% | 6.8% | 5% | A− |
| 523 | North Liberty IA | 21,976 | $102K | 6.1% | 3.3% | 9% | A− |
| 524 | Lindenhurst NY | 27,258 | $130K | 5.7% | 6.3% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,712 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Roselle, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
16% of Roselle works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Schaumburg (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roselle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roselle | – | A− | A− | 27 min | $111,318 |
| Bloomingdale | 2% | A | A− | 27 min | $102,928 |
| Schaumburg | 7% | A | A | 28 min | $97,514 |
| Itasca | 2% | A+ | A | 26 min | $114,294 |
| Hanover Park | under 2% | B+ | A− | 29 min | $91,763 |
| Elk Grove Village | 5% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $94,175 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roselle’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 Roselle: questions
What is the median household income in Roselle?
$111,318 (±$9,380) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roselle?
4.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roselle?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roselle work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (14%, 23 mi), Schaumburg (7%, 3 mi), Elk Grove Village (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Roselle walkable?
Roselle is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Roselle without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roselle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roselle
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.