Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Benezette Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 46 jobs in Benezette Township for 87 working residents. Only 7% work in Benezette Township itself; outside it, St. Marys draws the most (34%, 15 miles). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; the Pennsylvania average is 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Benezette Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Benezette Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Benezette Township’s residents
Where Benezette Township clocks in
34% 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.
Jobs in Benezette Township: what the 46 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Benezette Township, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Benezette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Benezette Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Benezette Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 commuters (the 10% 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 commute from Benezette Township, by distance
About 15% 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 to Benezette Township
The biggest share goes to Jay Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Benezette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benezette Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $47,917 |
| Gibson Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Shippen Township | under 3% | D | C− | 19 min | $62,000 |
| Jay Township | 6% | C | C | 23 min | $67,036 |
| Girard Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gibson Township and Girard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Benezette 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Benezette Township: questions
What is the median household income in Benezette Township?
$47,917 (±$15,241) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Benezette Township?
8.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Benezette Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Benezette Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Marys (34%, 15 mi), Sandy Township (6%, 23 mi), Jay Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Benezette 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 Benezette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benezette Township
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.