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Jobs & commute in Pope Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Pope Township works elsewhere

The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. There are 3 jobs in Pope Township for 97 working residents. Hardly any work in Pope Township; the top destination outside it is Vandalia (23%, 14 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

3 jobs based here
Poverty
2.7%
Illinois 11.8%
Unemployment
0.0%
Illinois 5.8% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
30 min
Illinois 28 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 97 working residents
Work from home
12%
Illinois 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Pope Township

On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

97live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night220
Workday120
220live here− 97head out to work+ 3come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Pope Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Pope Township commutes to

Assumption: 2 residents work here (2%)Sandoval: 2 residents work here (2%)PatokaGreenville: 2 residents work here (2%)Roxana: 4 residents work here (4%)Chatham: 2 residents work here (2%)Vandalia: 22 residents work here (23%)Centralia: 3 residents work here (3%)Effingham: 8 residents work here (8%)Decatur: 3 residents work here (3%)Chicago: 2 residents work here (2%)Noble TownshipKaskaskia TownshipSeminary TownshipVandalia TownshipPope TownshipPatoka TownshipEast Fork TownshipVandaliaEffinghamRoxanaCentraliaDecaturAssumptionPope Township
1
Vandalia14.2 mi away
23%22
2
Effingham41.5 mi away
8%8
3
Roxana46.4 mi away
4%4
4
Centralia18 mi away
3%3
5
Decatur75.7 mi away
3%3
6
Assumption51.7 mi away
2%2
7
Sandoval12 mi away
2%2
8
Greenville13.3 mi away
2%2
9
Chatham67.6 mi away
2%2
10
Chicago225.7 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%47
The top trips

Where Pope Township clocks in

23% of workers
14.2 mi awayVandalia22 Pope Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
41.5 mi awayEffingham8 Pope Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4%Roxana
4% of workers
46.4 mi awayRoxana4 Pope Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

100% of the jobs in Pope Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Pope TownshipJobs Pope Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%25%
Trade, transport & utilities33%27%
Services: health, schools, offices67%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month100%59%

Who does it

29 or younger33%13%
30 to 540%55%
55 and older67%32%

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 Pope Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 30 minutes from Pope Township

A year of commuting
229 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pope Township30 min
Illinois28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Pope Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Pope Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 36 commuters (the 12% 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

Pope Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miVandalia: 23% · 14.2 miEffingham: 8% · 41.5 miRoxana: 4% · 46.4 miCentralia: 3% · 18 miDecatur: 3% · 75.7 miAssumption: 2% · 51.7 miSandoval: 2% · 12 miGreenville: 2% · 13.3 miChatham: 2% · 67.6 miChicago: 2% · 225.7 miVandalia 23%Effingham 8%Roxana 4%Centralia 3%Decatur 3%Pope Township
Pope TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi7 residents
40%10–24 mi39 residents
20%25–50 mi19 residents
33%Over 50 mi32 residents

About 33% 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

Next door to Pope Township

Seminary Township: few work hereEast Fork Township: few work herePatoka Township: few work hereKaskaskia Township: few work hereSeminary TownshipEast Fork TownshipPatoka TownshipKaskaskia TownshipPope Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Seminary Township22 min
Patoka Township28 min
Pope Township30 min
East Fork Township32 min
Kaskaskia Township43 min
Seminary Townshipunder 3% of Pope TownshipEast Fork Townshipunder 3% of Pope TownshipPatoka Townshipunder 3% of Pope TownshipKaskaskia Townshipunder 3% of Pope Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownPope Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pope Township–——30 min—
Seminary Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
East Fork Townshipunder 3%——32 min—
Patoka Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Kaskaskia Townshipunder 3%——43 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Seminary Township, East Fork Township, Patoka Township and Kaskaskia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pope Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pope Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Pope Township?

2.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pope Township?

30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pope Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vandalia (23%, 14 mi), Effingham (8%, 42 mi), Roxana (4%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pope 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 Pope Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Pope Township

Pope Township home →
30min commute
HandbookGetting around Pope TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in ILShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.