Photo: Draxfelton at English Wikipedia · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Cherry Tree works elsewhere
0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Cherry Tree has 21 jobs, against 82 working residents. Only 1% work in Cherry Tree itself; outside it, White Township draws the most (11%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Cherry Tree: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Cherry Tree on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 places Cherry Tree commutes to
Where Cherry Tree clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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 Cherry Tree
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cherry Tree, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 21. 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 Cherry Tree’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cherry Tree workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 108 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Cherry Tree
About 27% 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.
Cherry Tree and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Montgomery Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cherry Tree workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Tree | – | — | — | 38 min | $60,625 |
| Green Township | under 3% | C | D− | 37 min | $60,274 |
| Susquehanna Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 27 min | $52,431 |
| Montgomery Township | 2% | C− | C− | 36 min | $65,972 |
| Burnside Township | under 3% | C | C− | 36 min | $70,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cherry Tree’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 Cherry Tree: questions
What is the median household income in Cherry Tree?
$60,625 (±$30,725) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherry Tree?
10.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cherry Tree?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cherry Tree work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Township (11%, 17 mi), Indiana (6%, 19 mi), Pittsburgh (5%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cherry Tree without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cherry Tree, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherry Tree
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.