Most of Pleasant Vale Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Pleasant Vale Township report 48 jobs, against 224 working residents. Only 2% stay in Pleasant Vale Township for work; outside it, Pittsfield is the main destination (16%, 14 miles). Working residents average 28 minutes each way, about the same as across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pleasant Vale Township
Pleasant Vale Township is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Pleasant Vale Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pleasant Vale Township has about 310 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% 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 224 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Pleasant Vale Township
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Pleasant Vale Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Half of Pleasant Vale Township commutes less than 26 miles
About 36% 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.
Where Pleasant Vale Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pleasant Vale Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
29% of the jobs in Pleasant Vale Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Vale Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 48. 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 Vale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Pleasant Vale Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Vale Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 10% 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.
Pleasant Vale Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Vale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Vale Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $59,500 |
| Derry Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Atlas Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Cincinnati Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Township | under 3% | C | C | 25 min | $76,696 |
Same-state neighbors only. Derry Township, Atlas Township and Cincinnati Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Vale 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 Vale Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Vale Township?
$59,500 (±$24,105) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Vale Township?
11.5%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Vale Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Vale Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsfield (16%, 14 mi), Springfield (7%, 76 mi), Quincy (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant Vale 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 Pleasant Vale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Vale 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.