Most of Curtin Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 30 jobs in Curtin Township, against 174 working residents. Hardly any work in Curtin Township; the top destination outside it is College Township (11%, 19 miles). 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Curtin Township by day and by night
On a workday 173 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Curtin Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where Curtin Township’s working residents head each day
Where Curtin Township clocks in
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 30% of the jobs in Curtin Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Curtin Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 30. 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 Curtin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Curtin Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Curtin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 commuters (the 1% 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.
Where in the region Curtin Township works
About 20% 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.
The towns around Curtin Township
The biggest share goes to Boggs Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Curtin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtin Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $63,295 |
| Beech Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | B | D | 37 min | $75,766 |
| Howard Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Boggs Township | 3% | B− | C | 23 min | $67,500 |
| Snow Shoe Township | under 3% | C | C | 36 min | $66,161 |
| Burnside Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beech Creek Township, Howard Township and Burnside Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Curtin 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 Curtin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Curtin Township?
$63,295 (±$13,910) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Curtin Township?
7.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Curtin Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Curtin Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (11%, 19 mi), Benner Township (6%, 15 mi), Bellefonte (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Curtin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Curtin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Curtin 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.