One downside of living in Summit is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Summit, the average commute to work is 32.10 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Even though Summit is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
The rate of college-level education in Summit is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.14% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Summit in 2022 was $30,446, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,784 for a family of four. However, Summit contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Summit is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Summit home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Summit, accounting for 75.88% of the village’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Summit residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Summit include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, and Albanian.
In addition, Summit has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (42.24%).
The most common language spoken in Summit is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
