Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli · CC BY 2.0Beaver Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Beaver Township for work; outside it, Mahoning Township is the main destination (13%, 17 miles). Beaver Township has 90 jobs, and 400 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Beaver Township apart on work
Beaver Township by day and by night
On a workday 399 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Beaver Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where the trip to work from Beaver Township ends
Where Beaver Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Beaver Township: what the 90 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Township, 2014 → 2024: 67 → 90. 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 Beaver Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Beaver Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaver Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 444 commuters (the 14% 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.
Beaver Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
Around Beaver Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $84,167 |
| Mifflin Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 24 min | $61,250 |
| Roaring Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Main Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 22 min | $70,893 |
| Black Creek Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $90,368 |
| North Union Township | under 2% | B− | C | 32 min | $71,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Roaring Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beaver 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 Beaver Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beaver Township?
$84,167 (±$12,459) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaver Township?
6.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaver Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaver Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (13%, 17 mi), Bloomsburg (7%, 10 mi), Franklin Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Beaver Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beaver Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaver 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.