Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Boggs Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
9% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. There are 34 jobs in Boggs Township, and 350 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Boggs Township itself; outside it, East Franklin Township draws the most (9%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Boggs Township and work: the main findings
Boggs Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Boggs Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Boggs Township has about 470 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Boggs Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 350 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Boggs Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 348 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Boggs Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
About 31 minutes to work from Boggs Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boggs Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 371 commuters (the 9% 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.
Out of Boggs Township to work: where people go
Where Boggs Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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 Boggs Township: what the 34 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boggs Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 34. 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 Boggs Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Boggs Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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 next door employ 11% of Boggs Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boggs Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggs Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $66,667 |
| Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Rayburn Township | 2% | C | C+ | 25 min | $69,688 |
| East Franklin Township | 9% | B+ | C− | 23 min | $98,025 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 39 min | $63,603 |
| Mahoning Township | under 2% | D | B− | 22 min | $53,056 |
| Pine Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley Township, Washington Township and Pine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Franklin Township. Darker towns draw more of Boggs 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 Boggs Township: questions
What is the median household income in Boggs Township?
$66,667 (±$23,608) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boggs Township?
6.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boggs Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boggs Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Franklin Township (9%, 8 mi), Pittsburgh (7%, 43 mi), Manor Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Boggs Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Boggs Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boggs 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.