With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Pilot Township works elsewhere
9 jobs are based in Pilot Township, and 226 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Pilot Township for work; outside it, Danville is the main destination (23%, 14 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Pilot Township apart on work
Pilot Township is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Pilot Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pilot Township has about 300 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Pilot Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Pilot Township
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Pilot Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 commute from Pilot Township, by distance
About 38% 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.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Pilot Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pilot Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 260 commuters (the 3% 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.
Commuting out of Pilot Township: the destinations
Where Pilot Township clocks in
23% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Most jobs in Pilot Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pilot Township, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 9. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Pilot Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pilot Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $116,250 |
| Blount Township | under 2% | A | D− | 19 min | $110,451 |
| Oakwood Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 24 min | $57,188 |
| Middlefork Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 31 min | $78,750 |
| Ogden Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $97,083 |
| Compromise Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $96,328 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pilot 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pilot Township?
$116,250 (±$17,592) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pilot Township?
3.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pilot Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pilot Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (23%, 14 mi), Champaign (8%, 24 mi), Urbana (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pilot 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 Pilot Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pilot 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.