Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Beaver Township works elsewhere
Beaver Township has 48 jobs for 286 working residents. Only 2% work in Beaver Township; the top destination outside it is Erie (9%, 29 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Beaver Township in brief
Beaver Township is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Beaver Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Beaver Township has about 550 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Beaver Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Beaver Township is Erie, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (26) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Beaver Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 286 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Beaver Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 281 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Beaver Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The commute from Beaver Township, by distance
About 22% 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.
Commuting from Beaver Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 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 383 commuters (the 4% 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.
Commuting out of Beaver Township: the destinations
Where Beaver Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 90% of work in Beaver Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Township, 2014 → 2024: 50 → 48. 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.
Work in the towns next to Beaver Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaver Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $64,500 |
| Spring Township | 2% | C | B+ | 32 min | $61,950 |
| Conneaut Township | under 3% | C | D | 25 min | $71,042 |
| Conneaut Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 23 min | $57,933 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Spring Township. 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?
$64,500 (±$12,735) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaver Township?
18.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaver Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaver Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Erie (9%, 29 mi), Meadville (7%, 20 mi), Vernon Township (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Beaver Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% 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.