Lake County, Illinois
Waukegan
| County | Lake County |
|---|---|
| Freight grouping | Lake County along I-94 |
| ZIP codes | 60085, 60087, 60048 |
| Data as of | CMAP 2026 release |
Waukegan sits in Lake County, in the Lake County along I-94 freight grouping on this site. CMAP's 2023 land-use inventory counts 1,317 acres of industrial land here, 8.4% of the town, which ranks 9th of the 220 towns on this site. It is mostly residential, with 28,297 jobs located here in 2023 (LEHD) for 89,321 residents in 2020. The nearest intermodal rail ramp in the federal atlas is Schiller Park, 27.9 mi away in a straight line.
Check a load in Waukegan
The Load Line takes a ZIP code, a count and a grade mix and tells you whether a pickup is likely to be paid, free or charged, with the rules shown. It opens with 60085 filled in.
Lake County price row
Price sheet coming. The Lake County row of the Chicagoland pallet price sheet will appear here once the first monthly sheet is published. Until then this page shows no prices. What the sheet will show.
Reading the numbers
With 1,317 industrial acres, most pallets in Waukegan are likely to come off plant and warehouse docks rather than shops. Docks that send out steady volume can usually fill a trailer, which is what makes a free or paid pickup work. Check a load on the Load Line before paying anyone to haul it.
IDES counted 26,475 private-sector jobs here in its 2025 Where Workers Work report. The two job counts measure different things (LEHD counts primary jobs, IDES counts covered private jobs), so read them as a range, not a trend.
Industrial property here carried $215.2 million of equalized assessed value in 2024 (Illinois Department of Revenue).
ZIP codes that overlap Waukegan: 60085, 60087 and 60048. Enter one on the Load Line to see the pickup verdict for a load here.
| Industrial land (CMAP 2023) | 1,317 acres (8.4%) |
|---|---|
| Transport, utility and right-of-way land (CMAP 2023) | 3,712 acres |
| Total area (CMAP 2023) | 15,658 acres |
| Jobs located here (LEHD 2023) | 28,297 |
| Private-sector jobs (IDES 2025) | 26,475 |
| Industrial EAV (IDOR 2024) | $215.2 million |
| Residents (2020 Census) | 89,321 |
| Residents (July 2024 estimate) | 88,570 |
| Land area (Census Gazetteer) | 24.22 sq mi |
| Rail ramp: Schiller Park | 27.9 mi |
| Rail ramp: Franklin Park (Bensenville Intermodal Terminal) | 29.6 mi |
Sources
- CMAP Community Data Snapshots 2026. Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Population from the 2020 Census (P.L. 94-171); jobs located in the place from LEHD 2023 (primary jobs); private-sector jobs from IDES Where Workers Work 2025; land use from the CMAP 2023 Land Use Inventory; industrial equalized assessed value from the Illinois Department of Revenue, 2024.
- Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates. Subcounty resident population estimates, July 1, 2024 (file sub-est2024.csv).
- Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA relationship files. ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county land overlaps. A ZIP is listed for a town when at least 20% of the ZIP's land, or 10% of the town's land, overlaps.
- BTS National Transportation Atlas Database: Intermodal Freight Facilities, Rail TOFC/COFC. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, compiled 2018 and updated July 2022. Distances are straight-line miles from the place's internal point to the facility point.
- Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023. 1:500,000 county and place boundaries, simplified for the maps. Bordering towns are those whose boundaries come within about 0.1 mile of each other.
- Natural Earth 1:10m lakes. Lake Michigan outline for the maps. Public domain.
Last reviewed 2026-10-27. Not legal advice and not a price quote. See how the figures are built.