Photo: bazusa · CC BY 2.0Most of Branch Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
4% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania. 260 jobs are based in Branch Township for 783 working residents. Branch Township grades B− for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Branch Township
A lot of Branch Township works one town over
27% of working residents work in a town that borders Branch Township: Pottsville (18%), Norwegian Township (4%) and Cass Township (3%). Next door ↓
Branch Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Branch Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 783 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Branch Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Branch Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Branch Township’s grade up (8.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Branch Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
About 33 minutes to work from Branch Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Branch Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 880 commuters (the 4% 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.
Branch Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 773 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 250 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Branch Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
18% of working residents work in Pottsville
Where Branch Township clocks in
18% 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.
Jobs in Branch Township: what the 260 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Branch Township, 2013 → 2023: 348 → 260. 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 Branch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Branch Township to work
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.
In Branch Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Branch Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 916 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). 3.8% of Branch Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Branch Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Branch Township next to U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400: 2,489th of 6,085 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 38 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,487 | McArthur Township OH | 1,935 | $74K | 8.2% | 0.6% | 1% | B− |
| 2,488 | Liberty Township OH | 1,361 | $77K | 9.6% | 6.4% | 2% | B− |
| 2,489 | Branch Township PA | 1,762 | $79K | 8.5% | 5.4% | 1% | B− |
| 2,490 | North Industry OH | 1,767 | $56K | 11.0% | 0.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,491 | Lathrop MO | 2,253 | $67K | 14.3% | 2.8% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Branch Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 27% of Branch Township
The biggest share goes to Pottsville (18%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Branch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch Township | – | B− | D | 33 min | $79,139 |
| Pottsville | 18% | C− | A | 24 min | $54,332 |
| Norwegian Township | 4% | A | C+ | 20 min | $85,272 |
| North Manheim Township | 2% | B | C | 22 min | $88,125 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 32 min | $98,300 |
| Cass Township | 3% | B | D | 29 min | $81,917 |
| Reilly Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Reilly Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Branch 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 Branch Township: questions
What is the median household income in Branch Township?
$79,139 (±$7,519) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Branch Township?
8.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Branch Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Branch Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pottsville (18%, 3 mi), Minersville (5%, 2 mi), Norwegian Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Branch Township walkable?
Branch Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Branch Township without a car?
0% 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 Branch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Branch 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. 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.