Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainCatharine Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Catharine Township report 127 jobs, against 325 working residents. Only 3% work in Catharine Township itself; outside it, Williamsburg draws the most (13%, 4 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Catharine Township
Factories, building and farms: 67% of the jobs in Catharine Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Catharine Township, 2013 → 2023: 323 → 127. 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 Catharine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Catharine Township by day and by night
On a workday 316 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 118 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Catharine Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Catharine Township to work: where people go
Where Catharine 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.
The trip to work from Catharine Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Catharine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 248 commuters (the 7% 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 it is to work from Catharine Township
About 18% 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.
16% of Catharine Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Catharine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catharine Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $75,357 |
| Morris Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Woodbury Township | 3% | C+ | B− | 29 min | $76,845 |
| Tyrone Township | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $91,667 |
| Porter Township | under 3% | D | C+ | 26 min | $60,441 |
| Cove Forge | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Frankstown Township | under 3% | A− | D | 20 min | $97,714 |
| Williamsburg | 13% | C− | A | 27 min | $50,952 |
| Ganister | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morris Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Cove Forge and Ganister: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Williamsburg. Darker towns draw more of Catharine 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 Catharine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Catharine Township?
$75,357 (±$13,365) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Catharine Township?
11.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Catharine Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Catharine Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsburg (13%, 4 mi), Altoona (9%, 10 mi), Allegheny Township (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Catharine Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Catharine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Catharine 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.