Photo: Neatpete86 at English Wikipedia · Public domainHousehold incomes in Warrenville are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. Below the poverty line: 11.3% of residents, where Illinois as a whole has 11.8%. For jobs and income Warrenville is better than 77% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Warrenville apart
Warrenville trades workers with the towns around it
Warrenville has about as many jobs (7,393) as working residents (7,225), but they are mostly different people: 7,026 residents leave for work each day while 7,194 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Warrenville are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Warrenville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Warrenville is Chicago, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (909) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Warrenville draws workers from far and wide
The 7,393 jobs in Warrenville are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 37%; the other 60% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Warrenville pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Warrenville pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Warrenville
Job access by car holds Warrenville’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Warrenville could be anywhere from B to A.
How many people are in Warrenville by day
On a workday 7,026 residents head out to work, 199 work right here, and 7,194 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 (1.02 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 far it is to work from Warrenville
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.
13% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Warrenville clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
74% of the jobs in Warrenville pay over $3,333 a month
7,393 jobs are based in Warrenville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warrenville, 2013 → 2023: 7,484 → 7,393. 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 Warrenville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Warrenville spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Warrenville workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,909 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.
Warrenville is easy on foot, hard by bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,240 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 2% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 2% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% 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). 3.5% of Warrenville households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Warrenville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000, Warrenville ranks 766th of 2,109 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Deerfield IL | 19,642 | $182K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 764 | Wickliffe OH | 12,649 | $82K | 6.6% | 3.8% | 7% | A− |
| 765 | Calera AL | 18,992 | $87K | 7.3% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| 766 | Warrenville IL | 15,211 | $100K | 11.3% | 3.7% | 3% | A− |
| 767 | Lansing KS | 11,331 | $103K | 6.3% | 4.5% | 11% | A− |
| 768 | Jackson Township IN | 11,276 | $85K | 8.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | 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 Warrenville, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
13% of Warrenville works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Naperville (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Warrenville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrenville | – | A− | A− | 27 min | $100,321 |
| Naperville | 8% | A | A | 31 min | $155,105 |
| Aurora | 5% | B+ | A | 27 min | $93,633 |
| Winfield Township | under 3% | B | A− | 27 min | $103,183 |
| Naperville Township | under 3% | A− | A | 31 min | $120,026 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Warrenville’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 Warrenville: questions
What is the median household income in Warrenville?
$100,321 (±$7,545) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Warrenville?
11.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Warrenville?
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 Warrenville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (13%, 26 mi), Naperville (8%, 5 mi), Wheaton (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Warrenville walkable?
Warrenville is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Warrenville without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 2% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Warrenville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warrenville
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.