Pickaway Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Pickaway Township; the top destination outside it is Decatur (28%, 21 miles). 11 jobs are based in Pickaway Township; 78 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pickaway Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 86 people are in Pickaway Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Out of Pickaway Township to work: where people go
Where Pickaway Township clocks in
6% 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.
Pickaway Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pickaway Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 11. 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 Pickaway Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Pickaway Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pickaway Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 86 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.
The commute from Pickaway Township, by distance
About 22% 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 Pickaway Township
The biggest share goes to Flat Branch Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pickaway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickaway Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $70,682 |
| Flat Branch Township | 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Penn Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Ridge Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Flat Branch Township, Penn Township and Ridge Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pickaway 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 Pickaway Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pickaway Township?
$70,682 (±$20,721) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pickaway Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pickaway Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pickaway Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (28%, 21 mi), Springfield (6%, 44 mi), Assumption (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pickaway 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 Pickaway Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pickaway 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.