Pesotum has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. There are 7 jobs in Pesotum, and 224 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Pesotum; the top destination outside it is Champaign (29%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Pesotum, in brief
Pesotum is a place people come home to
There are 7 jobs based in Pesotum, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pesotum has about 330 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
29% of Pesotum works in Champaign
66 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Champaign, 14 miles away. That’s far more as work in Pesotum itself. The commute map ↓
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; with 224 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Pesotum, and who commutes in
On a workday 224 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Pesotum on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Where the trip to work from Pesotum ends
Where Pesotum clocks in
29% of workers
18% of workers
5% 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.
86% of the jobs in Pesotum make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pesotum, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 7. 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 Pesotum’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Pesotum spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pesotum workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 244 commuters (the 10% 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.
The distance from Pesotum to work
About 24% 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.
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 Pesotum: questions
What is the median household income in Pesotum?
$79,792 (±$13,738) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pesotum?
6.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pesotum?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pesotum work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Champaign (29%, 14 mi), Urbana (18%, 14 mi), Chicago (5%, 137 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pesotum 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 Pesotum, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pesotum
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.