Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0East Cameron Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
East Cameron Township has 12 jobs, and 241 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in East Cameron Township for work; outside it, Mahoning Township is the main destination (5%, 15 miles). Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
East Cameron Township and work: the main findings
East Cameron Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 241 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in East Cameron Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from East Cameron Township ends
Where East Cameron Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in East Cameron Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Cameron Township, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 12. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs East Cameron Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for East Cameron Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Cameron Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 319 commuters (the 12% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from East Cameron Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to East Cameron Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Cameron Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Cameron Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $67,500 |
| Coal Township | 5% | C− | B+ | 27 min | $51,010 |
| Mount Carmel Township | under 3% | C | B− | 29 min | $71,339 |
| Upper Mahanoy Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| West Cameron Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Butler Township | under 3% | B− | D | 31 min | $79,730 |
Same-state neighbors only. Upper Mahanoy Township and West Cameron Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Coal Township. Darker towns draw more of East Cameron 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 2024, 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 East Cameron Township: questions
What is the median household income in East Cameron Township?
$67,500 (±$20,609) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Cameron Township?
3.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Cameron Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Cameron Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (5%, 15 mi), Coal Township (5%, 2 mi), Sunbury (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around East Cameron 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 East Cameron Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Cameron Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.