Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBell Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
204 jobs are based in Bell Township, against 789 working residents. Bell Township grades D for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Bell Township apart on work
A lot of Bell Township works one town over
32% of working residents work in a town that borders Bell Township: Punxsutawney (23%) and Young Township (9%). Next door ↓
Bell Township is a place people come home to
There are 204 jobs based in Bell Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bell Township has about 1,400 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 789 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Bell Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Bell Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Bell Township’s grade.
Unemployment (1.3%) is left out: Bell Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bell Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
In and out of Bell Township on a workday
On a workday 777 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 192 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Bell 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.
23% of working residents work in Punxsutawney
Where Bell Township clocks in
23% of workers
7% 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 Bell Township: what the 204 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bell Township, 2014 → 2024: 237 → 204. 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 Bell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bell Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bell Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 870 commuters (the 8% 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.
The distance from Bell Township to work
About 20% 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.
Bell Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bell Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Bell Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 944 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.3% of Bell Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Bell Township ranks: 4,230th of 5,234 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 29 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,228 | Lincolnton GA | 1,433 | $44K | 12.4% | 1.7% | 15% | D |
| 4,229 | Martinsville Township IL | 1,486 | $67K | 19.3% | 3.6% | 8% | D |
| 4,230 | Bell Township PA | 1,956 | $57K | 16.7% | 1.3% | 2% | D |
| 4,231 | Cactus Flats AZ | 1,508 | $58K | 11.6% | 17.8% | 1% | D |
| 4,232 | Wilder ID | 1,734 | $55K | 30.2% | 0.4% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bell Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 32% of Bell Township
The biggest share goes to Punxsutawney (23%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Township | – | D | C− | 27 min | $56,731 |
| Punxsutawney | 23% | C− | A | 25 min | $42,183 |
| Young Township | 9% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $60,795 |
| McCalmont Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $67,375 |
| Gaskill Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Henderson Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $58,750 |
| Canoe Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 29 min | $67,950 |
| Banks Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gaskill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Banks Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bell 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 Bell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bell Township?
$56,731 (±$16,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bell Township?
16.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bell Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bell Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Punxsutawney (23%, 3 mi), Young Township (9%, 4 mi), DuBois (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Bell Township walkable?
Bell Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bell 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.