Most of Penn Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Penn Township report 15 jobs; 131 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Penn Township for work; outside it, Peoria is the main destination (15%, 24 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average; Illinois averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Penn Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 131 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Penn Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Penn Township’s residents
Where Penn Township clocks in
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.
Penn Township works in goods: 93% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Penn Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 15. 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 Penn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Penn Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Penn Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 116 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.
Penn Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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.
Work in the towns next to Penn Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Penn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $105,609 |
| Toulon Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 26 min | $62,500 |
| Osceola Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Saratoga Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osceola Township, Valley Township and Saratoga Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Penn 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 Penn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Penn Township?
$105,609 (±$30,617) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Penn Township?
7.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Penn Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Penn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peoria (15%, 24 mi), Wyoming (9%, 5 mi), Toulon (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Penn Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Penn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Penn 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.