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Jobs & commute in Ceres Township

Ceres Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Ceres Township; the top destination outside it is Olean (13%, 12 miles). Employers in Ceres Township report 11 jobs, and 334 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Ceres Township and work: the main findings

Ceres Township is a place people come home to

There are 11 jobs based in Ceres Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ceres Township has about 480 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Few Ceres Township workers work from home

Only 2% 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 334 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Ceres Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 333 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

333live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night810
Workday480
810live here− 330head out to work+ 10come in to work= 480on a workday

About 480 people are in Ceres Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

From Ceres Township, about 22 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
169 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Ceres Township22 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Ceres Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Ceres Township gets to work
71%Drive alone
8%Carpool
21%Walk

Share of the 404 commuters (the 2% 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.

The commute map

Out of Ceres Township to work: where people go

ChicagoOlean: 44 residents work here (13%)New YorkEldred: 17 residents work here (5%)Smethport: 9 residents work here (3%)Port Allegany: 8 residents work here (2%)Bradford: 42 residents work here (13%)ClarksvillePortville: 8 residents work here (2%)Otto Township: 9 residents work here (3%)Bradford Township: 33 residents work here (10%)Ceres TownshipKeating Township: 11 residents work here (3%)Liberty TownshipAnnin TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipSharon TownshipEldred TownshipFoster Township: 10 residents work here (3%)OleanBradfordBradford TownshipEldredKeating TownshipFoster TownshipCeres Township
1
Olean, NY12.2 mi away
13%44
2
Bradford19.6 mi away
13%42
3
Bradford Township22.3 mi away
10%33
4
Eldred6.3 mi away
5%17
5
Keating Township15.2 mi away
3%11
6
Foster Township18.4 mi away
3%10
7
Smethport14.3 mi away
3%9
8
Otto Township11.6 mi away
3%9
9
Port Allegany10.3 mi away
2%8
10
Portville, NY8.4 mi away
2%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%143
The top trips

Where Ceres Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Ceres Township makes things: 36% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Ceres TownshipJobs Ceres Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms36%31%
Trade, transport & utilities36%18%
Services: health, schools, offices27%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month55%28%
Over $3,333 a month27%59%

Who does it

29 or younger18%20%
30 to 5427%51%
55 and older55%28%
−62%

Jobs based in Ceres Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 11. 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 Ceres Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far it is to work from Ceres Township

10 mi25 mi30 miOlean: 13% · 12.2 miBradford: 13% · 19.6 miBradford Township: 10% · 22.3 miEldred: 5% · 6.3 miKeating Township: 3% · 15.2 miFoster Township: 3% · 18.4 miSmethport: 3% · 14.3 miOtto Township: 3% · 11.6 miPort Allegany: 2% · 10.3 miPortville: 2% · 8.4 miOlean 13%Bradford 13%Eldred 5%Keating Township 3%Ceres Township
Ceres TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
14%Under 10 mi48 residents
59%10–24 mi197 residents
7%25–50 mi23 residents
19%Over 50 mi64 residents

About 19% 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.

Next door

Ceres Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Pleasant Valley Township22 min
Ceres Township22 min
Annin Township24 min
Eldred Township27 min
Sharon Township28 min
Liberty Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCeres Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Ceres Township–——22 min$60,114
Annin Townshipunder 3%——24 min—
Liberty Townshipunder 3%DC−29 min$50,361
Sharon Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Pleasant Valley Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Eldred Townshipunder 3%CC+27 min$73,542

Same-state neighbors only. Annin Township, Sharon Township and Pleasant Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Ceres Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Ceres Township: questions

What is the median household income in Ceres Township?

$60,114 (±$4,858) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Ceres Township?

11.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Ceres Township?

22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Ceres Township work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olean (13%, 12 mi), Bradford (13%, 20 mi), Bradford Township (10%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Ceres 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 Ceres Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Ceres Township

Ceres Township home →

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.