With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Penn Township works elsewhere
Penn Township has 9 jobs, against 45 working residents. Hardly any work in Penn Township; the top destination outside it is Decatur (20%, 16 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Penn Township by day
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Penn Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Commuting out of Penn Township: the destinations
Where Penn Township clocks in
4% 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.
Jobs in Penn Township: what the 9 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Penn Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 9. 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.
Working from home in Penn Township
of Penn Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Penn Township commutes less than 32 miles
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.
Penn Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Penn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Township | – | — | — | — | $87,955 |
| Pickaway Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Mount Zion Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 24 min | $102,500 |
| Moweaqua Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Flat Branch Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pickaway Township and Flat Branch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Moweaqua Township: 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?
$87,955 (±$41,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Penn Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Penn Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (20%, 16 mi), Moweaqua (7%, 8 mi), Urbana (4%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Penn 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 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.