Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Columbus Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 125 jobs in Columbus Township, against 571 working residents. Columbus Township grades B− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. At home: 3% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Columbus Township
Columbus Township is a place people come home to
There are 125 jobs based in Columbus Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Columbus Township has about 1,100 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Columbus Township and Corry trade workers both ways
Corry is the top workplace for Columbus Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Columbus Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Columbus Township workers work from home
Only 3% 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 571 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Columbus Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Columbus Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Columbus Township’s grade up (5.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 14% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Columbus Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Columbus Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
The daily flow of workers through Columbus Township
On a workday 555 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Columbus Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
15% of working residents work in Corry
Where Columbus Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% 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.
Columbus Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Columbus Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 895 commuters (the 3% 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.
Jobs in Columbus Township: what the 125 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Columbus Township, 2013 → 2023: 103 → 125. 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 Columbus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Columbus Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Few in Columbus Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Columbus Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 922 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.0% of Columbus Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Columbus Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100, Columbus Township comes 2,405th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
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| 31 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 41 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 2,403 | Nelson NY | 1,879 | $82K | 7.8% | 3.1% | 9% | B− |
| 2,404 | Fabius NY | 1,961 | $94K | 8.3% | 6.7% | 9% | B− |
| 2,405 | Columbus Township PA | 1,540 | $73K | 5.5% | 1.8% | 3% | B− |
| 2,406 | Richland WI | 1,161 | $94K | 9.9% | 2.3% | 2% | B− |
| 2,407 | Pinetop Country Club AZ | 2,054 | $80K | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Columbus Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Columbus Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Columbus Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Township | – | B− | C− | 29 min | $73,417 |
| Spring Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Freehold Township | under 3% | D | D | 29 min | $57,279 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 21 min | $73,281 |
| Bear Lake | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Creek Township and Bear Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Columbus 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 Columbus Township: questions
What is the median household income in Columbus Township?
$73,417 (±$13,895) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Columbus Township?
5.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Columbus Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Columbus Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corry (15%, 4 mi), Warren (12%, 22 mi), Erie (5%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Columbus Township walkable?
Columbus Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Columbus Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Columbus Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Columbus 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.