Lyman Scott House · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Atlas Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Atlas Township report 72 jobs; 174 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Atlas Township for work; outside it, Pittsfield is the main destination (17%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 37 minutes on average, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Atlas Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 169 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Atlas Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Atlas Township’s residents
Where Atlas Township clocks in
17% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Atlas Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atlas Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 72. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Atlas Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Atlas Township: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atlas Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Atlas Township
About 28% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Atlas Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Louisiana (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atlas Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $130,234 |
| Ross Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Derry Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Pleasant Vale Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Martinsburg Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Cincinnati Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pittsfield Township | 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ross Township, Derry Township, Pleasant Vale Township, Martinsburg Township and Cincinnati Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Pittsfield Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atlas Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Atlas Township: questions
What is the median household income in Atlas Township?
$130,234 (±$56,481) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atlas Township?
5.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atlas Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atlas Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (17%, 12 mi), Pleasant Hill (11%, 10 mi), Springfield (9%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Atlas Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Atlas Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atlas Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.