Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Blythe Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Blythe Township report 115 jobs for 353 working residents. Only 1% work in Blythe Township itself; outside it, Pottsville draws the most (9%, 7 miles). At home: 6% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Blythe Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 348 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Blythe Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where the trip to work from Blythe Township ends
Where Blythe Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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 70% of work in Blythe Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blythe Township, 2013 → 2023: 91 → 115. 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 Blythe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Blythe Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blythe Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 373 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.
How far Blythe Township goes to work
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.
Blythe Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to North Manheim Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blythe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blythe Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $68,750 |
| East Norwegian Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Schuylkill Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 33 min | $71,500 |
| Ryan Township | under 2% | B | D | 28 min | $91,176 |
| Walker Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 22 min | $88,571 |
| North Manheim Township | 4% | B | C | 22 min | $88,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. East Norwegian Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blythe 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 Blythe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blythe Township?
$68,750 (±$10,884) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blythe Township?
11.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blythe Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blythe Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pottsville (9%, 7 mi), St. Clair (5%, 5 mi), North Manheim Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blythe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blythe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blythe 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.