With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Pixley Township works elsewhere
Home is the office for 7% of workers (Illinois 16%). 29 jobs are based in Pixley Township, against 197 working residents. Only 1% work in Pixley Township; the top destination outside it is Effingham (16%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Pixley Township
On a workday 195 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Pixley Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Pixley Township commutes to
Where Pixley Township clocks in
16% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
62% of the jobs in Pixley Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pixley Township, 2013 → 2023: 93 → 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 Pixley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Pixley Township, about 53 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pixley Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 143 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.
Half of Pixley Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 23% 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.
Pixley Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pixley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixley Township | – | — | — | 53 min | $78,929 |
| South Muddy Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Denver Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Clay City Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 26 min | $63,125 |
| Hoosier Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Noble Township | under 2% | D | D− | 23 min | $49,665 |
| Stanford Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Muddy Township, Denver Township, Hoosier Township and Stanford Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pixley 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 Pixley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pixley Township?
$78,929 (±$14,399) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pixley Township?
6.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pixley Township?
53 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pixley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Effingham (16%, 26 mi), Flora (12%, 13 mi), Louisville (11%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pixley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pixley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pixley 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.