In Summit, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.74 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.
Despite the fact that it is a small village, Summit has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the village for affordable transportation.
In Summit, just 12.78% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Summit in 2022 was $27,730, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,920 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 73.90% 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 German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and Czech.
Summit also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 40.42%.
The most common language spoken in Summit is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
