Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Peotone Township works elsewhere
Employers in Peotone Township report 885 jobs; 2,197 of its residents have a job. About one in ten stay in Peotone Township for work; outside it, Peotone is the main destination (9%, 3 miles). The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Peotone Township and work: the main findings
The quickest commute around
Peotone Township’s 30-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 33 to 34 minutes. Next door ↓
Peotone Township empties out on a workday
About 3,100 people are in Peotone Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 4,400 who live here: 2,000 head out to work and 660 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How a workday changes Peotone Township
On a workday 1,970 residents head out to work, 227 work right here, and 658 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Peotone Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Peotone Township: the destinations
Where Peotone Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
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 Peotone Township: what the 885 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Peotone Township, 2013 → 2023: 966 → 885. 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 Peotone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Peotone Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Peotone Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,977 commuters (the 12% 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.
How many miles Peotone Township commutes
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.
Peotone Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Peotone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peotone Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $80,684 |
| Will Township | under 2% | A | D | 34 min | $112,433 |
| Green Garden Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 33 min | $133,977 |
| Wilton Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wilton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Peotone 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 Peotone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Peotone Township?
$80,684 (±$18,461) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Peotone Township?
7.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Peotone Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Peotone Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peotone (9%, 3 mi), Chicago (8%, 35 mi), Joliet (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Peotone Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Peotone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Peotone 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.