Household incomes in Wheatland Township top those of 97% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago. Below the poverty line: 3.2% of residents, next to 11.8% for Illinois as a whole. For jobs and income Wheatland Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Wheatland Township apart on work
Home offices are common in Wheatland Township
31% of Wheatland Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Wheatland Township
70% of Wheatland Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Wheatland Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Wheatland Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wheatland Township is Chicago, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (7,493) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Wheatland Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
35% of the jobs based in Wheatland Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 18% of Wheatland Township’s own working residents. 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 Wheatland Township
Household income is its strongest input ($172,808, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wheatland Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Wheatland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wheatland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32,605 commuters (the 31% 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.
What Wheatland Township’s employers do
15,467 jobs are based in Wheatland Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheatland Township, 2013 → 2023: 11,077 → 15,467. 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 Wheatland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Wheatland 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 and out of Wheatland Township on a workday
On a workday 39,686 residents head out to work, 2,337 work right here, and 13,130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66,000 people are in Wheatland Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.37 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
18% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Wheatland Township clocks in
18% of workers
13% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Wheatland Township
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 47,305 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 13% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 1.2% of Wheatland Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Wheatland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Wheatland Township places 17th of 485 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 65,000 to 125,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
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| 11 | Vernon Township IL | 71,353 | $146K | 6.3% | 2.4% | 15% | A+ |
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| 15 | Newton MA | 90,741 | $190K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 12% | A+ |
| 16 | Maple Grove MN | 73,893 | $133K | 4.0% | 3.5% | 13% | A+ |
| 17 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
| 18 | Huntersville NC | 68,535 | $121K | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10% | A |
| 19 | Madison AL | 67,968 | $135K | 4.3% | 2.2% | 13% | A |
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| 31 | Arlington Heights IL | 76,216 | $117K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 11% | A |
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| 36 | Northfield Township IL | 89,835 | $137K | 7.1% | 3.5% | 16% | A |
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| 485 | 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 Wheatland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Wheatland Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheatland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Township | – | A+ | A | 34 min | $172,808 |
| Du Page Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $104,934 |
| Oswego Township | under 2% | A | B− | 31 min | $114,047 |
| Plainfield Township | under 2% | A | B− | 32 min | $127,061 |
| Naperville Township | under 2% | A− | A | 31 min | $120,026 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wheatland 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 Wheatland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wheatland Township?
$172,808 (±$4,409) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheatland Township?
3.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wheatland Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wheatland Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (18%, 29 mi), Naperville (13%, 5 mi), Aurora (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wheatland Township walkable?
Wheatland Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wheatland Township without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheatland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheatland 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.