Black Lick Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
74 jobs are based in Black Lick Township for 495 working residents. Black Lick Township grades C− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Black Lick Township, in a few figures
What’s behind Black Lick Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Black Lick Township is better than 22% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Black Lick Township’s grade up ($69,485, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 22% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (7.7%) is left out: Black Lick Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Black Lick Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Who leaves Black Lick Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 491 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Black Lick Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
7% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Black Lick Township clocks in
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 59% of work in Black Lick Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Black Lick Township, 2014 → 2024: 151 → 74. 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 Black Lick Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Black Lick 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 Black Lick Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 513 commuters (the 6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Black Lick Township
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.
Most of Black Lick Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Black Lick Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Black Lick 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 546 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). 0.2% of Black Lick Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Black Lick Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Black Lick Township next to U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500: 2,458th of 3,771 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,456 | Mayville NY | 1,474 | $69K | 14.6% | 8.2% | 17% | C− |
| 2,457 | Westport NY | 1,272 | $71K | 11.0% | 13.1% | 11% | C− |
| 2,458 | Black Lick Township PA | 1,105 | $69K | 14.8% | 7.7% | 1% | C− |
| 2,459 | Beaver WI | 1,192 | $65K | 11.0% | 1.3% | 3% | C− |
| 2,460 | Cleora OK | 1,477 | $82K | 14.5% | 6.0% | 5% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Black Lick Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Black Lick Township and its neighbors: 14% work next door
The biggest share goes to Burrell Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Black Lick Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lick Township | – | C− | D | 24 min | $69,485 |
| Burrell Township | 7% | B− | C− | 20 min | $50,948 |
| Conemaugh Township | 5% | C | D− | 30 min | $63,478 |
| Young Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 34 min | $77,200 |
| Derry Township | 2% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $66,156 |
| Center Township | under 3% | C | B | 22 min | $70,236 |
| Jacksonville | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jacksonville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Black Lick 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 Black Lick Township: questions
What is the median household income in Black Lick Township?
$69,485 (±$10,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Black Lick Township?
14.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Black Lick Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Black Lick Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (7%, 38 mi), Burrell Township (7%, 4 mi), White Township (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Black Lick Township walkable?
Black Lick Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Black Lick Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Black Lick Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Black Lick 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.