Pleasant Mound Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Pleasant Mound Township report 34 jobs; 328 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Pleasant Mound Township itself; outside it, Greenville draws the most (20%, 4 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pleasant Mound Township and work: the main findings
Pleasant Mound Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Pleasant Mound Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pleasant Mound Township has about 600 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Pleasant Mound Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (21 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 328 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Pleasant Mound Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 327 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Pleasant Mound Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 trip to work from Pleasant Mound Township: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Mound Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 319 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.
How far Pleasant Mound Township goes to work
About 30% 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.
Out of Pleasant Mound Township to work: where people go
Where Pleasant Mound Township clocks in
20% of workers
5% 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.
Pleasant Mound Township works in goods: 62% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Mound Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 34. 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 Pleasant Mound Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Pleasant Mound Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Mound Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Mound Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $46,806 |
| Mulberry Grove Township | 2% | D | C+ | 21 min | $56,901 |
| Central Township | under 2% | C | A− | 21 min | $65,676 |
| Seminary Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Tamalco Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Mulberry Grove | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Seminary Township, Tamalco Township and Mulberry Grove: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mulberry Grove Township. Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Mound 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 Pleasant Mound Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Mound Township?
$46,806 (±$6,650) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Mound Township?
8.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Mound Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Mound Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (20%, 4 mi), Highland (7%, 21 mi), Vandalia (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant Mound Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pleasant Mound Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Mound 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.