Photo: User:RockinRob · Public domainCollege Township has 6.1 jobs for every working resident: 21,822 people commute in to work
23,174 jobs are based in College Township, and 3,787 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for College Township are A− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Measured by household income, College Township is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets College Township apart on work
College Township fills up on a workday
College Township has 23,174 jobs, 6.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 30,000 people are in town, more than double the 10,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from College Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Most College Township residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
A lot of College Township works one town over
28% of working residents work in a town that borders College Township: State College (13%), Ferguson Township (7%) and Patton Township (4%). Next door ↓
Most jobs in College Township pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in College Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for College Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, College Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #371 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($101,323, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 54% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, College Township could be anywhere from B to A.
College Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,435 residents head out to work and 1,352 work right here.
About 30,000 people are in College Township on a workday afternoon, 187% 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 from College Township: about 16 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of College Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,007 commuters (the 15% 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 many miles College Township commutes
About 22% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in College Township, 2013 → 2023: 23,661 → 23,174. 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 College Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to College Township: where workers come from
Where College Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
College Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,719 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 27% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 12.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.2% of College Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of College Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, College Township comes 985th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 45 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 50 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 63 | Upper Uwchlan Township PA | 13,681 | $191K | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 983 | Essex Junction VT | 10,921 | $89K | 9.5% | 1.9% | 11% | A− |
| 984 | Barrington NH | 9,642 | $110K | 7.1% | 2.1% | 8% | A− |
| 985 | College Township PA | 10,393 | $101K | 7.7% | 2.8% | 36% | A− |
| 986 | Bowleys Quarters MD | 7,006 | $100K | 11.2% | 2.9% | 2% | A− |
| 987 | Flossmoor IL | 9,358 | $134K | 5.4% | 11.6% | 4% | A− |
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| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 College Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
College Township and its neighbors: 28% work next door
The biggest share goes to State College (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | College Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Township | – | A− | A+ | 16 min | $101,323 |
| State College | 13% | B+ | A+ | 16 min | $45,424 |
| Harris Township | 2% | B | A− | 16 min | $103,377 |
| Benner Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $101,228 |
| Ferguson Township | 7% | B+ | A+ | 16 min | $85,935 |
| Patton Township | 4% | A− | A+ | 18 min | $83,656 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of College 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 College Township: questions
What is the median household income in College Township?
$101,323 (±$6,934) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in College Township?
7.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from College Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in College Township work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are State College (13%, 3 mi), Ferguson Township (7%, 8 mi), Patton Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is College Township walkable?
College Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 16% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around College Township without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 27% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from College Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of College 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.