Most of Pomona Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Pomona Township; the top destination outside it is Murphysboro (15%, 9 miles). There are 67 jobs in Pomona Township for 253 working residents. 6% of workers have no commute at all (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pomona Township and work: the main findings
How many people are in Pomona Township by day
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Pomona Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Where Pomona Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pomona Township clocks in
15% of workers
15% of workers
4% 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.
Pomona Township makes things: 82% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pomona Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 67. 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 Pomona Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Pomona Township, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pomona Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 314 commuters (the 6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pomona Township
About 25% 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.
Pomona Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Murphysboro Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pomona Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $53,365 |
| Grand Tower Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Murphysboro Township | 3% | C− | B− | 20 min | $52,687 |
| Makanda Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 21 min | $84,688 |
| Makanda | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Carbondale Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand Tower Township and Makanda: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Carbondale Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pomona 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 Pomona Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pomona Township?
$53,365 (±$17,805) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pomona Township?
11.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pomona Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pomona Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Murphysboro (15%, 9 mi), Carbondale (15%, 9 mi), Marion (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pomona 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 Pomona Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pomona 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.