Streamwood has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Streamwood grades A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. There are 6,000 jobs in Streamwood; 19,701 of its residents have a job. Measured by household income, Streamwood is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Streamwood in brief
Streamwood’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Streamwood is Chicago, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (2,712) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Streamwood is a place people come home to
There are 6,000 jobs based in Streamwood, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Streamwood has about 25,000 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Streamwood draws workers from far and wide
The 6,000 jobs in Streamwood are filled from a wide area. Streamwood’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 32%; the other 58% 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Streamwood
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Streamwood is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #226 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Streamwood’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (10.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Streamwood could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Half of Streamwood commutes less than 12 miles
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.
Streamwood quiets down on a workday
On a workday 19,078 residents head out to work, 623 work right here, and 5,377 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25,000 people are in Streamwood on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer 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.
14% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Streamwood clocks in
14% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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 Streamwood’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Streamwood, 2013 → 2023: 7,156 → 6,000. 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 Streamwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Streamwood: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Streamwood workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,672 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.
Most of Streamwood commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Streamwood is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #335 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.5% 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 20,046 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 40% 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 1.2 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). 5.8% of Streamwood households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Streamwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 27,000 to 52,000, Streamwood ranks 362nd of 1,113 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 7 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | New Lenox IL | 28,893 | $141K | 1.5% | 2.9% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 360 | Chesterfield Township MI | 47,770 | $92K | 7.2% | 3.2% | 8% | A− |
| 361 | Paris Township OH | 32,021 | $92K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 18% | A− |
| 362 | Streamwood IL | 38,277 | $101K | 10.2% | 3.4% | 3% | A− |
| 363 | Royal Palm Beach FL | 42,477 | $96K | 5.9% | 3.5% | 6% | A− |
| 364 | Sugar Hill GA | 29,280 | $107K | 7.3% | 4.0% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,113 | 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 Streamwood, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bordering towns draw 10% of Streamwood’s workers
The biggest share goes to Schaumburg (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Streamwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streamwood | – | A− | B+ | 30 min | $101,218 |
| Bartlett | under 2% | A+ | B | 30 min | $133,240 |
| Hoffman Estates | 2% | A− | A− | 29 min | $106,806 |
| Hanover Park | under 2% | B+ | A− | 29 min | $91,763 |
| Schaumburg | 8% | A | A | 28 min | $97,514 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Streamwood’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 Streamwood: questions
What is the median household income in Streamwood?
$101,218 (±$6,949) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Streamwood?
10.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Streamwood?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Streamwood work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (14%, 28 mi), Schaumburg (8%, 5 mi), Elgin (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Streamwood walkable?
Streamwood is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Streamwood without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 3% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Streamwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Streamwood
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.