At 6.3%, unemployment in Stickney Township is higher than in 77% of U.S. towns
8% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois. The two grades for Stickney Township are B for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 6.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Stickney Township at work: what stands out
A lot of Stickney Township works one town over
44% of working residents work in a town that borders Stickney Township: Chicago (32%), Bedford Park (5%) and Burbank (3%). Next door ↓
Stickney Township is where the jobs are
Stickney Township has 27,716 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Stickney Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Stickney Township fell from 42,854 in 2013 to 27,716 in 2023, −35%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
46% of the jobs in Stickney Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 27% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Stickney Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stickney Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #461 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Stickney 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, Stickney Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
In and out of Stickney Township on a workday
On a workday 16,268 residents head out to work, 1,640 work right here, and 26,076 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50,000 people are in Stickney Township on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
What Stickney Township’s employers do
27,716 jobs are based in Stickney Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stickney Township, 2013 → 2023: 42,854 → 27,716. 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 Stickney Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to Stickney Township: where workers come from
Where Stickney Township clocks in
32% 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.
Getting to work from Stickney Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stickney Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,553 commuters (the 8% 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.
How far it is to work from Stickney 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.
In Stickney Township, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stickney Township is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns, #119 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.5% 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 18,016 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 61% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 7.0% of Stickney Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Stickney Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Stickney Township is 689th among 1,086 U.S. towns of 28,000 to 54,000
| # | 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% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 6 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | New Lenox IL | 28,893 | $141K | 1.5% | 2.9% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 687 | New Milford CT | 28,941 | $106K | 7.1% | 8.6% | 21% | B |
| 688 | Paramount CA | 50,755 | $75K | 12.6% | 5.7% | 7% | B |
| 689 | Stickney Township IL | 40,266 | $78K | 12.1% | 6.3% | 9% | B |
| 690 | Burien WA | 51,859 | $91K | 12.9% | 7.0% | 6% | B |
| 691 | Groton CT | 39,138 | $88K | 10.6% | 5.2% | 33% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,086 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Stickney Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work next door: 44% of Stickney Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Chicago (32%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stickney Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stickney Township | – | B | A | 30 min | $78,454 |
| Chicago | 32% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $77,902 |
| Lyons Township | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 30 min | $92,619 |
| Stickney | under 2% | B | A | 26 min | $66,942 |
| Bedford Park | 5% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Forest View | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Cicero | 2% | B− | A+ | 29 min | $70,842 |
| Burbank | 3% | B− | A | 31 min | $80,116 |
| Summit | under 2% | B− | A+ | 29 min | $61,863 |
| Bridgeview | 2% | C+ | A | 31 min | $66,655 |
| Lyons | under 2% | B | A+ | 28 min | $70,993 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bedford Park: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Forest View: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stickney 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 Stickney Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stickney Township?
$78,454 (±$7,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stickney Township?
12.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stickney Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stickney Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (32%, 6 mi), Bedford Park (5%, 0 mi), Burbank (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stickney Township walkable?
Stickney Township is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stickney Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 61% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stickney Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stickney 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.