Pilot Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
458 jobs are based in Pilot Township; 862 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Pilot Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 6% work in Pilot Township itself; outside it, Kankakee draws the most (21%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The four measures behind Pilot Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Pilot Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Pilot Township’s grade up ($92,222, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (6.2%) is left out: Pilot Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Pilot Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Pilot Township
On a workday 809 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 405 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Pilot Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 Pilot Township ends
Where Pilot Township clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
65% of the jobs in Pilot Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pilot Township, 2013 → 2023: 582 → 458. 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.
Commuting from Pilot Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 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 619 commuters (the 13% 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.
How far Pilot Township’s workers travel
About 28% 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.
Getting around Pilot Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pilot Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 712 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Pilot Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pilot Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,117th of 5,234: where Pilot Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Port Barrington IL | 1,584 | $150K | 2.7% | 2.9% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,115 | Thorsby AL | 2,203 | $76K | 8.8% | 3.4% | 3% | B− |
| 2,116 | Hayden CO | 2,250 | $91K | 6.6% | 3.9% | 12% | B− |
| 2,117 | Pilot Township IL | 1,938 | $92K | 11.4% | 6.2% | 6% | B− |
| 2,118 | Brant NY | 1,925 | $90K | 16.4% | 3.8% | 8% | B− |
| 2,119 | Smith Township OH | 1,400 | $89K | 6.8% | 10.5% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pilot Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Pilot Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Otto Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pilot Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Township | – | B− | C | 25 min | $92,222 |
| Norton Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Milks Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Otto Township | 2% | B | C | 26 min | $80,250 |
| Limestone Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 23 min | $112,258 |
Same-state neighbors only. Norton Township and Milks Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$92,222 (±$25,941) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pilot Township?
11.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pilot Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pilot Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kankakee (21%, 11 mi), Chicago (7%, 58 mi), Bourbonnais (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pilot Township walkable?
Pilot Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pilot Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.