Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Braintrim Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. 41 jobs are based in Braintrim Township for 208 working residents. Only 2% work in Braintrim Township itself; outside it, Mehoopany Township draws the most (12%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Braintrim Township: the gist
Braintrim Township is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Braintrim Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Braintrim Township has about 290 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Braintrim Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker, and quicker than any town next door (25 to 40 minutes). 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 208 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Braintrim Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 203 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Braintrim Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 daily trip from Braintrim Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Braintrim Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 225 commuters (the 5% 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 Braintrim Township to work: where people go
Where Braintrim Township clocks in
9% 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.
Braintrim Township makes things: 41% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Braintrim Township, 2013 → 2023: 133 → 41. 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 Braintrim Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Braintrim Township commutes less than 13 miles
About 29% 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 Braintrim Township
The biggest share goes to Meshoppen Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Braintrim Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braintrim Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $72,344 |
| Windham Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Laceyville | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Meshoppen Township | 9% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Tuscarora Township | under 2% | B | C | 26 min | $95,313 |
| Auburn Township | under 2% | B− | C | 30 min | $88,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Windham Township, Laceyville and Meshoppen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Braintrim 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 Braintrim Township: questions
What is the median household income in Braintrim Township?
$72,344 (±$9,728) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Braintrim Township?
14.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Braintrim Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Braintrim Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mehoopany Township (12%, 6 mi), Meshoppen Township (9%, 4 mi), Wyalusing Township (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Braintrim Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Braintrim Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Braintrim 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.