Photo: Adam Moss from East Amherst, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Choconut Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Choconut Township has 93 jobs, and 301 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Choconut Township for work; outside it, Union is the main destination (8%, 12 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Choconut Township in brief
Where the trip to work from Choconut Township ends
Where Choconut Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
A workday in Choconut Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 291 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Choconut Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Jobs in Choconut Township: what the 93 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Choconut Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 93. 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 Choconut Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Choconut Township’s commute takes 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 Choconut Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 295 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.
The distance from Choconut Township to work
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.
Choconut Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Forest Lake Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Choconut Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choconut Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $60,852 |
| Silver Lake Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 23 min | $87,083 |
| Friendsville | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Apolacon Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Forest Lake Township | 5% | C | C | 29 min | $68,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Friendsville and Apolacon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Choconut 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 Choconut Township: questions
What is the median household income in Choconut Township?
$60,852 (±$7,105) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Choconut Township?
14.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Choconut 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 Choconut Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Union (8%, 12 mi), Bridgewater Township (7%, 12 mi), Binghamton (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Choconut Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Choconut Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Choconut 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.