Pierce Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; the Illinois average is 28, the U.S. 26. 56 jobs are based in Pierce Township for 206 working residents. Hardly any work in Pierce Township itself; outside it, DeKalb draws the most (7%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Pierce Township stands out on work
Pierce Township is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Pierce Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pierce Township has about 290 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Pierce Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (26 to 36 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 206 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Pierce Township by day and by night
On a workday 206 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Pierce Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The daily trip from Pierce Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pierce Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 250 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.
Out of Pierce Township to work: where people go
Where Pierce Township clocks in
7% of workers
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.
In Pierce Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pierce Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 56. 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 Pierce Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pierce Township
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.
How Pierce Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pierce Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $109,216 |
| Squaw Grove Township | under 3% | B− | B | 29 min | $91,339 |
| Cortland Township | under 3% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $99,292 |
| Afton Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Kaneville Township | under 3% | A+ | D | 35 min | $132,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Afton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pierce 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 Pierce Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pierce Township?
$109,216 (±$16,630) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pierce Township?
3.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pierce Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pierce Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are DeKalb (7%, 7 mi), Aurora (6%, 20 mi), Hinckley (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pierce 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 Pierce Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pierce 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.