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There are 1,793 jobs in Pittsfield Township, against 1,662 working residents. 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pittsfield Township in brief
Pittsfield Township and Pittsfield trade workers both ways
Pittsfield is the top workplace for Pittsfield Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Pittsfield Township come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Pittsfield Township trades workers with the towns around it
Pittsfield Township has about as many jobs (1,793) as working residents (1,662), but they are mostly different people: 1,190 residents leave for work each day while 1,321 people come in. Only 26% of the jobs in Pittsfield Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Pittsfield Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Pittsfield Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
29% of working residents work in Pittsfield
Where Pittsfield Township clocks in
29% of workers
9% 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.
Who works in Pittsfield Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,190 residents head out to work, 472 work right here, and 1,321 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.08 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
About 20 minutes to work from Pittsfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pittsfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,820 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where in the region Pittsfield Township works
About 34% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The kinds of work in Pittsfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pittsfield Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,164 → 1,793. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pittsfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bordering towns draw 29% of Pittsfield Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pittsfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $58,594 |
| Newburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| New Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Derry Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Martinsburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Pittsfield | 29% | D | B− | 17 min | $54,643 |
| Atlas Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newburg Township: not graded. New Salem Township, Derry Township, Martinsburg Township and Atlas Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pittsfield. Darker towns draw more of Pittsfield 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 2024, 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 Pittsfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pittsfield Township?
$58,594 (±$7,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pittsfield Township?
9.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pittsfield Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pittsfield Township work?
28% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (29%, 3 mi), Springfield (9%, 66 mi), Quincy (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Pittsfield Township without a car?
<1% 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 Pittsfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pittsfield Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.