Flossmoor is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 9,371 people and two associated neighborhoods, Flossmoor is the 226th largest community in Illinois.Flossmoor is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 89.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Flossmoor is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Flossmoor who work in management occupations (22.14%), sales jobs (14.03%), and business and financial occupations (11.33%). Of important note, Flossmoor is also a village of artists. Flossmoor has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Flossmoor’s character. Also of interest is that Flossmoor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Flossmoor telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 34.60% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Flossmoor is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Flossmoor is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Flossmoor really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Flossmoor perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Flossmoor, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.59 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In Flossmoor, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Flossmoor is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Flossmoor is a pretty powerful place. 64.44% of the adults in Flossmoor have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Flossmoor in 2022 was $70,991, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $283,964 for a family of four. Flossmoor is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Flossmoor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Flossmoor residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Flossmoor include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Flossmoor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
