Photo: G LeTourneau · CC BY-SA 3.0Villa Park has higher household incomes than 73% of U.S. towns
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. The poverty rate is 4.7%; Illinois has 11.8%. Jobs and income earn Villa Park A; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Villa Park, in a few figures
Villa Park trades workers with the towns around it
Villa Park has about as many jobs (9,832) as working residents (11,145), but they are mostly different people: 10,612 residents leave for work each day while 9,299 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Villa Park are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Villa Park and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Villa Park residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Villa Park come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Villa Park draws workers from far and wide
The 9,832 jobs in Villa Park are filled from a wide area. Villa Park’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 65% 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.
Jobs & income in Villa Park: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Villa Park is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #176 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Villa Park’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. 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, Villa Park could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Villa Park
On a workday 10,612 residents head out to work, 533 work right here, and 9,299 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 (0.88 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.
19% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Villa Park clocks in
19% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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 the 9,832 jobs in Villa Park are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Villa Park, 2013 → 2023: 8,748 → 9,832. 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 Villa Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Villa Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,451 commuters (the 21% 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.
Miles to work from Villa Park
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 Villa Park, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Villa Park is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #103 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Villa Park 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 11,964 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 72% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 30% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 3.2% of Villa Park households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Villa Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 15,000 to 30,000, Villa Park ranks 471st of 1,847 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 10 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | La Grange IL | 15,935 | $160K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 469 | Johnston IA | 25,065 | $107K | 10.2% | 2.1% | 14% | A |
| 470 | Fleming Island FL | 29,766 | $117K | 5.7% | 2.8% | 8% | A |
| 471 | Villa Park IL | 21,888 | $95K | 4.7% | 4.7% | 5% | A |
| 472 | Grandville MI | 17,018 | $78K | 7.3% | 1.6% | 10% | A |
| 473 | Milford NH | 16,686 | $98K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 17% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,847 | 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 Villa Park, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
11% of Villa Park works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Elmhurst (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Villa Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Park | – | A | A | 27 min | $95,015 |
| Elmhurst | 4% | A | A+ | 29 min | $149,644 |
| Lombard | 4% | A− | A | 26 min | $100,362 |
| Addison | 3% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $90,431 |
| Oakbrook Terrace | under 3% | A | A | 27 min | $76,905 |
| York Township | under 3% | A− | A | 27 min | $112,233 |
| Addison Township | under 3% | A− | A | 26 min | $90,991 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Villa Park’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 Villa Park: questions
What is the median household income in Villa Park?
$95,015 (±$10,927) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Villa Park?
4.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Villa Park?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Villa Park work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (19%, 16 mi), Elmhurst (4%, 2 mi), Lombard (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Villa Park walkable?
Villa Park is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.8 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Villa Park without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 30% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Villa Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Villa Park
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.