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Jobs & commute in Pitman Township

Pitman Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Employers in Pitman Township report 29 jobs; 150 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Pitman Township for work; outside it, Raymond is the main destination (11%, 6 miles). 24% 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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Pitman Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 150 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.

150live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
29work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night400
Workday280
400live here− 150head out to work+ 29come in to work= 280on a workday

About 280 people are in Pitman Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 map

Where people from Pitman Township work

Farmersville: 5 residents work here (3%)FillmoreMorrisonville: 3 residents work here (2%)NokomisRaymond: 17 residents work here (11%)Carlinville: 6 residents work here (4%)Litchfield: 8 residents work here (5%)Hillsboro: 9 residents work here (6%)Mattoon: 3 residents work here (2%)Taylorville: 3 residents work here (2%)CollinsvilleGodfreyDecaturSpringfield: 10 residents work here (7%)Harvel TownshipNilwood TownshipZanesville Township: 9 residents work here (6%)Bois D'Arc TownshipPitman TownshipRaymondSpringfieldHillsboroZanesville TownshipLitchfieldCarlinvillePitman Township
1
Raymond6.4 mi away
11%17
2
Springfield27.4 mi away
7%10
3
Hillsboro17.8 mi away
6%9
46%9
5
Litchfield15.2 mi away
5%8
6
Carlinville14.8 mi away
4%6
7
Farmersville3.2 mi away
3%5
8
Morrisonville10 mi away
2%3
9
Mattoon68.6 mi away
2%3
10
Taylorville20.9 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%77
The top trips

Where Pitman Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Pitman Township, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in Pitman TownshipJobs Pitman Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms10%16%
Trade, transport & utilities3%21%
Services: health, schools, offices86%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%31%
Over $3,333 a month52%49%

Who does it

29 or younger24%21%
30 to 5452%53%
55 and older24%25%
+21%

Jobs based in Pitman Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 29. 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 Pitman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 34 minutes from Pitman Township

A year of commuting
261 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pitman Township34 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
24%

of Pitman Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Pitman Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
14%Carpool

Share of the 168 commuters (the 24% 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

How many miles Pitman Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRaymond: 11% · 6.4 miSpringfield: 7% · 27.4 miHillsboro: 6% · 17.8 miZanesville Township: 6% · 6.7 miLitchfield: 5% · 15.2 miCarlinville: 4% · 14.8 miFarmersville: 3% · 3.2 miMorrisonville: 2% · 10 miMattoon: 2% · 68.6 miTaylorville: 2% · 20.9 miRaymond 11%Springfield 7%Hillsboro 6%Zanesville Township 6%Litchfield 5%Pitman Township
Pitman TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi35 residents
29%10–24 mi43 residents
15%25–50 mi23 residents
33%Over 50 mi49 residents

About 33% 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.

Next door

Next door to Pitman Township

The biggest share goes to Zanesville Township (6%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Zanesville Township23 min
Farmersville26 min
Bois D'Arc Township26 min
Nilwood Township29 min
Harvel Township29 min
Pitman Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownPitman Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pitman Township–——34 min$93,000
Bois D'Arc Townshipunder 2%——26 min—
Harvel Townshipunder 2%——29 min—
Nilwood Townshipunder 2%——29 min—
Farmersville3%——26 min—
Zanesville Township6%——23 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Bois D'Arc Township, Harvel Township, Nilwood Township, Farmersville and Zanesville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pitman Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pitman Township: questions

What is the median household income in Pitman Township?

$93,000 (±$19,992) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pitman Township?

8.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pitman Township?

34 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pitman Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Raymond (11%, 6 mi), Springfield (7%, 27 mi), Hillsboro (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pitman Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Pitman Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Pitman Township

Pitman Township home →

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.