At 6.7%, unemployment in Worth Township is higher than in 80% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.1 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 36.9 in Chicago. The two grades for Worth Township are B for jobs and income and A for walkability. About one in seven stay in Worth Township for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (35%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Worth Township at work: what stands out
Much of Worth Township works one town over
46% of working residents work in a town that borders Worth Township: Chicago (35%), Oak Lawn (5%) and Alsip (3%). Next door ↓
Worth Township trades workers with the towns around it
Worth Township has about as many jobs (59,097) as working residents (66,058), but they are mostly different people: 56,906 residents leave for work each day while 49,945 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Worth Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Worth Township draws workers from far and wide
The 59,097 jobs in Worth Township are filled from a wide area. Worth Township’s own residents hold 15% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 55% 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.
Inside Worth Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Worth Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #460 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Worth Township’s grade up (ahead of 98% 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, Worth Township could be anywhere from B− to B.
A workday in Worth Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 56,906 residents head out to work, 9,152 work right here, and 49,945 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 (0.89 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.
The towns that employ Worth Township’s residents
Where Worth Township clocks in
35% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Worth Township: what the 59,097 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Worth Township, 2013 → 2023: 61,284 → 59,097. 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 Worth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Worth Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Worth Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62,233 commuters (the 10% 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.
How far it is to work from Worth 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Worth Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Worth Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #83 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Worth 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 69,314 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 90% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 28% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% 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). 6.7% of Worth Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Worth Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
129th of 236: where Worth Township ranks among U.S. towns of 104,000 to 200,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 2 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Fishers IN | 104,812 | $130K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 14% | A+ |
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| 8 | Naperville IL | 153,114 | $155K | 4.4% | 4.5% | 17% | A |
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| 16 | Lisle Township IL | 119,740 | $119K | 5.0% | 4.5% | 11% | A |
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| 22 | Downers Grove Township IL | 149,599 | $117K | 6.2% | 4.3% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Menifee CA | 118,592 | $93K | 9.5% | 6.5% | 8% | B |
| 128 | Lynn MA | 104,236 | $75K | 13.8% | 5.0% | 16% | B |
| 129 | Worth Township IL | 148,514 | $78K | 11.1% | 6.7% | 14% | B |
| 130 | Lawrence Township IN | 124,509 | $72K | 12.3% | 5.0% | 14% | B− |
| 131 | Glendale CA | 187,160 | $88K | 12.9% | 8.3% | 20% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 236 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Worth Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
46% of Worth Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Worth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worth Township | – | B | A | 30 min | $77,966 |
| Chicago | 35% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $77,902 |
| Merrionette Park | under 2% | C+ | A− | 28 min | $56,515 |
| Evergreen Park | 2% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $95,719 |
| Calumet Township | under 2% | C− | A+ | 33 min | $49,861 |
| Palos Township | under 2% | B+ | A | 33 min | $86,101 |
| Oak Lawn | 5% | B+ | A | 31 min | $83,911 |
| Bremen Township | under 2% | B− | A | 32 min | $78,755 |
| Alsip | 3% | C+ | A | 30 min | $66,585 |
| Chicago Ridge | under 2% | C+ | A | 32 min | $68,964 |
| Bridgeview | 1% | C+ | A | 31 min | $66,655 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chicago. Darker towns draw more of Worth 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 Worth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Worth Township?
$77,966 (±$3,381) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Worth Township?
11.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Worth Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Worth Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (35%, 11 mi), Oak Lawn (5%, 2 mi), Alsip (3%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Worth Township walkable?
Worth Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Worth Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 28% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Worth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Worth 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.