Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Dunkard Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Dunkard Township has 315 jobs, against 856 working residents. Jobs and income earn Dunkard Township D; getting around on foot earns it D−. Household incomes here are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dunkard Township at work: what stands out
Dunkard Township makes and builds things
56% of the jobs based in Dunkard Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Dunkard Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Dunkard Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Dunkard Township fell from 513 in 2013 to 315 in 2023, −39%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Dunkard Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 856 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Dunkard Township
On income, poverty and job access, Dunkard Township is better than 15% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Dunkard Township’s grade up (12.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (6.0%) is left out: Dunkard Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Dunkard Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Dunkard Township works in goods: 56% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dunkard Township, 2013 → 2023: 513 → 315. 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 Dunkard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Dunkard Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dunkard Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 769 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.
Who commutes out of Dunkard Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 813 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 272 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Dunkard Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
13% of working residents work in Morgantown
Where Dunkard Township clocks in
13% of workers
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.
Half of Dunkard Township commutes less than 16 miles
About 16% 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.
In Dunkard Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dunkard Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Dunkard Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 828 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). 4.1% of Dunkard Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dunkard Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dunkard Township places 4,596th of 5,793 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 31 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,594 | Point Clear AL | 1,511 | $46K | 16.1% | 0.0% | 1% | C− |
| 4,595 | Brooklyn IA | 1,467 | $73K | 21.6% | 12.0% | 16% | D |
| 4,596 | Dunkard Township PA | 2,047 | $57K | 12.9% | 6.0% | 5% | D |
| 4,597 | Slater-Marietta SC | 2,381 | $42K | 29.9% | 4.9% | 3% | D |
| 4,598 | Darien GA | 1,807 | $57K | 14.4% | 3.7% | 7% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Dunkard Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to Dunkard Township
The biggest share goes to Monongahela Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dunkard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkard Township | – | D | D− | 32 min | $56,964 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | C | D | 35 min | $69,609 |
| Monongahela Township | 5% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $70,357 |
| Springhill Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 28 min | $44,700 |
| Greene Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Whiteley Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Point Marion | under 2% | D | A− | 28 min | $60,298 |
Same-state neighbors only. Greene Township and Whiteley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dunkard 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 Dunkard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dunkard Township?
$56,964 (±$25,612) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dunkard Township?
12.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dunkard Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dunkard Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morgantown (13%, 8 mi), Franklin Township (6%, 13 mi), Monongahela Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dunkard Township walkable?
Dunkard Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dunkard 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 Dunkard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dunkard 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.