Photo: Adam Moss from Tonawanda, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Ararat Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
46 jobs are based in Ararat Township, and 251 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Ararat Township for work; outside it, Bridgewater Township is the main destination (3%, 18 miles). For 9% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Ararat Township: the gist
Ararat Township is a place people come home to
There are 46 jobs based in Ararat Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ararat Township has about 310 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ararat Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 251 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Ararat Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 247 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Ararat Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Ararat Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ararat Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where Ararat Township goes to work
Where Ararat Township clocks in
3% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Ararat Township: what the 46 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ararat Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 46. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ararat Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Ararat Township, by distance
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Ararat Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ararat Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $70,833 |
| Gibson Township | under 2% | B− | C | 30 min | $86,600 |
| Thompson Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Herrick Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Thompson Township, Herrick Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Herrick Township. Darker towns draw more of Ararat 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 2024, 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 Ararat Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ararat Township?
$70,833 (±$15,434) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ararat Township?
14.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ararat Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ararat Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgewater Township (3%, 18 mi), Carbondale (3%, 16 mi), Jessup (3%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ararat Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ararat Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ararat Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.