Photo: 22thecrobot · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Zion Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Zion Township report 4,337 jobs for 10,231 working residents. Only 6% stay in Zion Township for work; outside it, Waukegan is the main destination (12%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Zion Township in brief
Many of the people who work in Zion Township live in another state
Kenosha, WI (9%), Pleasant Prairie, WI (3%) and Racine, WI (2%) are among the top places Zion Township’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 14% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Zion Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Zion Township fell from 6,407 in 2014 to 4,337 in 2024, −32%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The towns that employ Zion Township’s residents
Where Zion Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
What Zion Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zion Township, 2014 → 2024: 6,407 → 4,337. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Zion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Zion Township by day
On a workday 9,594 residents head out to work, 637 work right here, and 3,700 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Zion Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Zion Township: about 28 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 Zion Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,833 commuters (the 8% 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.
Zion Township’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Zion Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $63,104 |
| Zion | 6% | C+ | A− | 28 min | $63,104 |
| Benton Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 29 min | $82,995 |
| Beach Park | under 2% | B | A− | 28 min | $85,664 |
| Wadsworth | under 2% | B | C | 27 min | $142,738 |
| Newport Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 27 min | $125,074 |
| Winthrop Harbor | under 2% | B | C+ | 30 min | $95,690 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Zion. Darker towns draw more of Zion 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 2024, 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 Zion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Zion Township?
$63,104 (±$10,123) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zion Township?
16.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zion Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zion Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waukegan (12%, 6 mi), Chicago (7%, 44 mi), Zion (6%, 0 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Zion Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Zion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zion Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.