Springfield draws about half of Pawnee Township’s working residents
Working residents average 27 minutes each way; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26. 7% of workers have no commute at all; Illinois has 16%. About one in ten work in Pawnee Township; the top destination outside it is Springfield (46%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pawnee Township in brief
Where people from Pawnee Township work
Where Pawnee Township clocks in
46% 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.
Who commutes out of Pawnee Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,182 residents head out to work, 103 work right here, and 414 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Pawnee Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.40 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 517 jobs based in Pawnee Township
517 jobs are based in Pawnee Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pawnee Township, 2013 → 2023: 455 → 517. 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 Pawnee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for Pawnee Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pawnee Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,230 commuters (the 7% 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.
Where in the region Pawnee Township works
About 23% 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.
Pawnee Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pawnee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $79,150 |
| South Fork Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $76,354 |
| Divernon Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 27 min | $76,971 |
| Bois D'Arc Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Cotton Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | 56 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bois D'Arc Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Cotton Hill Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pawnee 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 Pawnee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pawnee Township?
$79,150 (±$10,283) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pawnee Township?
13.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pawnee Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pawnee Township work?
8% work in town.
Can you get around Pawnee Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pawnee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pawnee 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.