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A town of 2,626. Healthier than 60% of U.S. towns.

Population
2,626
+8.6% since 2010
Median home value
$324K
Census ACS
Household income
$97K
median
Median age
51.5
years
Jobs based here
526
A commuter town

What makes Erienna stand out

The 2 things Erienna does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Erienna for work

Where Erienna’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Morris Morris 22% 9% → Chicago Chicago 9% 7% → Joliet Joliet 7% 2% → Naperville Naperville 2% 2% → Channahon Channahon 2% 2% → Wauponsee Wauponsee 2% Erienna · 1% stay
526jobs based in Erienna
1%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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53°
Fog/Mist
H 79° · L 64°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Erienna

Most working residents leave Erienna for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Morris (22%), Chicago (9%) and Joliet (7%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Erienna1%
Morris22%
Chicago9%
Joliet7%
Naperville2%
25 mi
median commute distance
526
jobs based in Erienna
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 60% of U.S. towns

Erienna beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
4 better26 too close to call2 worse
What stands outEriennaIL
Fewer adults facing food insecurity13%15.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.9%13.2%
More adults who have had cancer9.2%7.6%
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
5.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
53rd
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.

82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
82Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
34
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Erienna’s public schools outperform 75% of Illinois districts

The public schools Erienna’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

A−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
White Oak ElementaryPK–5722C+
Transition Learning Center of GruM—Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Erienna has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring39–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

2.5% of Erienna is conserved land

7.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2.5%conserved
2.5%
conserved · 341 of 13,702 acres
7.4 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. West Side Park0.3 mi10
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Erienna

Township in Illinois, United States

Erienna Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,408 and it contained 974 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,408
Area
22 sq mi
Elevation
522 ft

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