Colver Historic District · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainCambria Township draws 4,669 commuters a day, with 2.4 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Cambria Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (C+). Employers in Cambria Township report 4,980 jobs for 2,046 working residents. About one in seven work in Cambria Township itself; outside it, Ebensburg draws the most (8%, 1 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cambria Township and work: the main findings
Cambria Township is where the jobs are
Cambria Township has 4,980 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 8,600 people are in town, 52% more than the 5,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Cambria Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Ebensburg, gets only 8% of working residents, and 53% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Cambria Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
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.
Inside Cambria Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Cambria Township’s grade up (5.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.2%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cambria Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Cambria Township
On a workday 1,735 residents head out to work and 311 work right here.
About 8,600 people are in Cambria Township on a workday afternoon, 52% more 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.
Commuting in to Cambria Township: where workers come from
Where Cambria Township clocks in
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Cambria Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cambria Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,378 → 4,980. 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 Cambria Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cambria Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,577 commuters (the 23% 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.
Where in the region Cambria Township works
About 26% 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.
For most of Cambria Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,037 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). 5.4% of Cambria Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cambria Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Cambria Township is 2,027th among 3,476 U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 25 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,025 | West Ocean City MD | 5,198 | $97K | 6.4% | 10.7% | 15% | B− |
| 2,026 | Lake Worth TX | 4,766 | $82K | 16.6% | 7.7% | 7% | B− |
| 2,027 | Cambria Township PA | 5,672 | $73K | 5.1% | 6.2% | 15% | B− |
| 2,028 | Belvedere SC | 5,180 | $53K | 16.7% | 2.3% | 1% | B− |
| 2,029 | Wilmington IL | 5,614 | $66K | 11.5% | 4.7% | 10% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,476 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Cambria Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Cambria Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cambria Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria Township | – | B− | C+ | 24 min | $72,822 |
| East Carroll Township | under 2% | B | D | 30 min | $81,250 |
| Barr Township | under 2% | B | B− | 28 min | $78,036 |
| Allegheny Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 24 min | $90,809 |
| West Carroll Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 19 min | $50,833 |
| Munster Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Summerhill Township | under 2% | C | D | 24 min | $57,813 |
| Blacklick Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 30 min | $57,250 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 31 min | $81,414 |
| Croyle Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 23 min | $59,514 |
Same-state neighbors only. Munster Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cambria 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 Cambria Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cambria Township?
$72,822 (±$13,986) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cambria Township?
5.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cambria Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cambria Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ebensburg (8%, 1 mi), Johnstown (5%, 15 mi), Altoona (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cambria Township walkable?
Cambria Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cambria Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cambria Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cambria 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.