Photo: Kingkevy · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Winfield Township (7.9%) than in 88% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns. Winfield Township grades B for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Winfield Township at work: what stands out
Winfield Township trades workers with the towns around it
Winfield Township has about as many jobs (21,598) as working residents (22,260), but they are mostly different people: 20,191 residents leave for work each day while 19,529 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Winfield Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Winfield Township draws workers from far and wide
The 21,598 jobs in Winfield Township are filled from a wide area. Winfield Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 26%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Winfield Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Winfield Township is Chicago, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (3,059) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
The figures behind Winfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Winfield Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #393 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Winfield Township’s grade up (ahead of 95% of 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, Winfield Township could be anywhere from B to B+.
The daily flow of workers through Winfield Township
On a workday 20,191 residents head out to work, 2,069 work right here, and 19,529 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 (0.97 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.
14% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Winfield Township 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Winfield 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.
68% of the jobs in Winfield Township pay over $3,333 a month
21,598 jobs are based in Winfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 18,628 → 21,598. 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 Winfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Winfield Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,241 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Winfield Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Winfield Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #249 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Winfield Township 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 24,186 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 12% 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 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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). 3.3% of Winfield Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Winfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Winfield Township is 538th of 969 U.S. towns of 32,000 to 62,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 4 | West Deerfield Township IL | 32,111 | $205K | 2.7% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Bartlett IL | 40,855 | $133K | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | New Lenox Township IL | 45,290 | $133K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 536 | Westchester FL | 52,032 | $72K | 10.0% | 4.5% | 7% | B |
| 537 | Security-Widefield CO | 37,345 | $91K | 7.3% | 5.3% | 5% | B |
| 538 | Winfield Township IL | 46,284 | $103K | 10.5% | 7.9% | 9% | B |
| 539 | Wheaton MD | 52,926 | $111K | 13.1% | 6.9% | 4% | B |
| 540 | Riverhead NY | 36,394 | $94K | 8.6% | 5.2% | 21% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 969 | 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 Winfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns next door employ 15% of Winfield Township
The biggest share goes to Naperville (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Township | – | B | A− | 27 min | $103,183 |
| Milton Township | under 3% | A | A+ | 27 min | $121,087 |
| Naperville Township | under 3% | A− | A | 31 min | $120,026 |
| Wheaton | 5% | A | A+ | 26 min | $120,008 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | A | B | 29 min | $136,513 |
| Warrenville | under 3% | A− | A− | 27 min | $100,321 |
| Winfield | under 3% | A | A | 29 min | $135,795 |
| Naperville | 6% | A | A | 31 min | $155,105 |
| Aurora | 4% | B+ | A | 27 min | $93,633 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winfield 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 Winfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Winfield Township?
$103,183 (±$4,488) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winfield Township?
10.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winfield Township?
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 Winfield Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (14%, 27 mi), West Chicago (8%, 3 mi), Naperville (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Winfield Township walkable?
Winfield Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Winfield Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winfield 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.