Photo: bogdanstepniak · CC BY 3.0A job hub: Schaumburg has 2.3 jobs per working resident, and 79,420 people come in to work
Schaumburg has 84,368 jobs, against 36,677 working residents. Jobs and income earn Schaumburg A; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.9 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 Schaumburg
Schaumburg is where the jobs are
Schaumburg has 84,368 jobs, 2.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 125,000 people are in town, 62% more than the 77,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Schaumburg draws workers from far and wide
The 84,368 jobs in Schaumburg are filled from a wide area. Schaumburg’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 28%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Schaumburg and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Schaumburg residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Schaumburg come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The biggest group of Schaumburg’s workers comes from Chicago
9,638 of the people who work in Schaumburg live in Chicago, 24 miles away, more than from any other town. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Schaumburg
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Schaumburg is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #133 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Schaumburg could be anywhere from A− to A.
Schaumburg by day and by night
On a workday 31,729 residents head out to work and 4,948 work right here.
About 125,000 people are in Schaumburg on a workday afternoon, 62% more 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.
Where the people who work in Schaumburg live
Where Schaumburg clocks in
15% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
65% of the jobs in Schaumburg pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schaumburg, 2013 → 2023: 80,638 → 84,368. 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 Schaumburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Schaumburg’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schaumburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31,827 commuters (the 20% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Schaumburg
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.
In Schaumburg, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Schaumburg is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns, #170 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Schaumburg 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 39,849 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 23% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 3% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 67% 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). 5.1% of Schaumburg households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Schaumburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 572 U.S. towns of 54,000 to 104,000, Schaumburg comes 71st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 8 | New Trier Township IL | 56,118 | $216K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10% | A+ |
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| 12 | Vernon Township IL | 71,353 | $146K | 6.3% | 2.4% | 15% | A+ |
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| 17 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 69 | Yorba Linda CA | 65,632 | $158K | 5.8% | 4.7% | 5% | A |
| 70 | Hoover AL | 93,550 | $109K | 5.1% | 3.5% | 18% | A |
| 71 | Schaumburg IL | 77,249 | $98K | 5.7% | 3.5% | 13% | A |
| 72 | Somerville MA | 84,211 | $133K | 9.8% | 3.0% | 8% | A |
| 73 | Davis CA | 66,110 | $90K | 26.5% | 6.3% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 572 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Schaumburg, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work next door: 11% of Schaumburg’s workers
The biggest share goes to Elk Grove Village (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Schaumburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaumburg | – | A | A | 28 min | $97,514 |
| Hoffman Estates | 3% | A− | A− | 29 min | $106,806 |
| Rolling Meadows | 2% | A− | A− | 26 min | $98,514 |
| Palatine | 2% | A− | A− | 28 min | $97,819 |
| Elk Grove Village | 4% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $94,175 |
| Roselle | under 2% | A− | A− | 27 min | $111,318 |
| Hanover Park | under 2% | B+ | A− | 29 min | $91,763 |
| Streamwood | under 2% | A− | B+ | 30 min | $101,218 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Schaumburg’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 Schaumburg: questions
What is the median household income in Schaumburg?
$97,514 (±$3,306) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schaumburg?
5.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schaumburg?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schaumburg work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (15%, 24 mi), Elk Grove Village (4%, 5 mi), Arlington Heights (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Schaumburg walkable?
Schaumburg is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Schaumburg without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 3% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Schaumburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schaumburg
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.