Jobs and the daily commute in Bingham Township
180 jobs are based in Bingham Township, against 183 working residents. Only 7% work in Bingham Township itself; outside it, Harrison Township draws the most (9%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bingham Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 168 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).
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 Bingham Township’s residents
Where Bingham Township clocks in
8% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Bingham Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bingham Township, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 180. 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 Bingham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Bingham Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bingham Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 commuters (the 13% 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.
Half of Bingham Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 31% 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.
The towns around Bingham Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bingham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $61,875 |
| Genesee Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Harrison Township | 9% | D | B | 20 min | $60,859 |
| Ulysses Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Genesee Township and Ulysses Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township. Darker towns draw more of Bingham 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 Bingham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bingham Township?
$61,875 (±$28,944) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bingham Township?
14.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bingham Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bingham Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrison Township (9%, 7 mi), Coudersport (8%, 17 mi), Westfield Township (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bingham Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bingham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bingham 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.