With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Perryton Township works elsewhere
Employers in Perryton Township report 35 jobs for 159 working residents. Only 1% work in Perryton Township; the top destination outside it is Davenport (13%, 20 miles). For 15% of workers, the job is at home (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Perryton Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 157 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Perryton Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Perryton Township: the destinations
Where Perryton Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
What Perryton Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perryton Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 35. 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 Perryton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Perryton Township
of Perryton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 15% 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 Perryton Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 25% 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.
Perryton Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perryton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perryton Township | – | — | — | — | $61,389 |
| Duncan Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Preemption Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 35 min | $85,673 |
| Mercer Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 19 min | $71,042 |
| Edgington Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $85,203 |
Same-state neighbors only. Duncan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Perryton 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 Perryton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Perryton Township?
$61,389 (±$56,667) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perryton Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Perryton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Davenport (13%, 20 mi), Rock Island (11%, 14 mi), Moline (8%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Perryton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Perryton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Perryton 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.