One downside of living in Summit, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.10 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
In Summit, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Summit is a relatively small village. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other 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.
