Jobs and earnings in Point Pleasant Township, and the trip to work
Only 1% work in Point Pleasant Township; the top destination outside it is Monmouth (15%, 17 miles). Home is the office for 24% of workers (Illinois 16%). Employers in Point Pleasant Township report 117 jobs, and 68 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Point Pleasant Township by day
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 116 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Point Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 37% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Point Pleasant Township’s workforce comes from
Where Point Pleasant Township clocks in
15% of workers
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 91% of Point Pleasant Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Point Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 117. 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 Point Pleasant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Point Pleasant Township
of Point Pleasant Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Point Pleasant Township
About 28% 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.
Point Pleasant Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Point Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant Township | – | — | — | — | $106,333 |
| Swan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Ellison Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Sciota Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Raritan Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Swan Township, Ellison Township, Sciota Township and Raritan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Point Pleasant 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 Point Pleasant Township: questions
What is the median household income in Point Pleasant Township?
$106,333 (±$7,909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Point Pleasant Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Point Pleasant Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monmouth (15%, 17 mi), Macomb (13%, 14 mi), Roseville (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Point Pleasant Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Point Pleasant Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Point Pleasant 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.