With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Pilot Knob Township works elsewhere
At home: 7% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%). Employers in Pilot Knob Township report 17 jobs, and 259 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Pilot Knob Township; the top destination outside it is Nashville (19%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Pilot Knob Township: the gist
The daily commute in and out of Pilot Knob Township
On a workday 258 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Pilot Knob Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 places Pilot Knob Township commutes to
Where Pilot Knob Township clocks in
19% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Pilot Knob Township works in goods: 76% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pilot Knob Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 17. 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 Pilot Knob Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Pilot Knob Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pilot Knob Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 7% 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 Pilot Knob Township to work
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 Pilot Knob Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pilot Knob Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $86,071 |
| Oakdale Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Bolo Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Nashville Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oakdale Township and Bolo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Nashville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pilot Knob 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 Pilot Knob Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pilot Knob Township?
$86,071 (±$69,318) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pilot Knob Township?
3.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pilot Knob Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pilot Knob Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (19%, 6 mi), Mount Vernon (8%, 28 mi), St. Louis (3%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pilot Knob 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 Pilot Knob Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pilot Knob 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.