Making a living in Pontoosuc
A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes, where Illinois has 28 and the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 16% across Illinois. Hardly any work in Pontoosuc; the top destination outside it is Burlington (12%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Pontoosuc by day
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Pontoosuc on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 Pontoosuc goes to work
Where Pontoosuc clocks in
12% 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.
About 32 minutes each way for Pontoosuc’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pontoosuc workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 0% 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 Pontoosuc’s workers travel
About 39% 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.
Next door to Pontoosuc
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pontoosuc workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontoosuc | – | — | — | 32 min | $62,500 |
| Pontoosuc Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pontoosuc Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pontoosuc’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 Pontoosuc: questions
What is the median household income in Pontoosuc?
$62,500 (±$14,632) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pontoosuc?
0.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pontoosuc?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pontoosuc work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (12%, 13 mi), Macomb (7%, 30 mi), Ferris (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pontoosuc without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pontoosuc, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pontoosuc
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.