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Jobs & commute in Eldred Township

Eldred Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Eldred Township itself; outside it, Warren draws the most (15%, 22 miles). There are 18 jobs in Eldred Township; 194 of its residents have a job. 1% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Eldred Township

On a workday 193 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

193live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night570
Workday390
570live here− 190head out to work+ 17come in to work= 390on a workday

About 390 people are in Eldred Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Eldred Township to work: where people go

Youngsville: 7 residents work here (4%)Titusville: 4 residents work here (2%)Warren: 29 residents work here (15%)Corry: 26 residents work here (13%)Erie: 13 residents work here (7%)Pittsburgh: 8 residents work here (4%)Busti: 6 residents work here (3%)Union TownshipMillcreek Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Rome TownshipSugar Grove TownshipSouthwest TownshipSpring Creek TownshipPittsfield TownshipPine Grove TownshipBrokenstraw Township: 16 residents work here (8%)Conewango Township: 9 residents work here (5%)Deerfield TownshipEldred TownshipWarrenCorryBrokenstraw TownshipErieConewango TownshipPittsburghEldred Township
1
Warren22.1 mi away
15%29
2
Corry13.1 mi away
13%26
38%16
4
Erie36.9 mi away
7%13
5
Conewango Township19.9 mi away
5%9
6
Pittsburgh93 mi away
4%8
7
Youngsville14.2 mi away
4%7
8
Millcreek Township37.2 mi away
4%7
9
Busti, NY24 mi away
3%6
10
Titusville10.3 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%69
The top trips

Where Eldred Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Jobs in Eldred Township: what the 18 are

Jobs based in Eldred TownshipJobs Eldred Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%27%
Trade, transport & utilities78%13%
Services: health, schools, offices22%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less56%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%37%
Over $3,333 a month22%51%

Who does it

29 or younger22%19%
30 to 5417%52%
55 and older61%29%
+13%

Jobs based in Eldred Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 18. 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 Eldred Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 30 minutes from Eldred Township

A year of commuting
228 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Eldred Township30 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
1%

of Eldred Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Eldred Township gets to work
84%Drive alone
15%Carpool
1%Other

Share of the 271 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.

How far

How far Eldred Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWarren: 15% · 22.1 miCorry: 13% · 13.1 miBrokenstraw Township: 8% · 14.4 miErie: 7% · 36.9 miConewango Township: 5% · 19.9 miPittsburgh: 4% · 93 miYoungsville: 4% · 14.2 miMillcreek Township: 4% · 37.2 miBusti: 3% · 24 miTitusville: 2% · 10.3 miWarren 15%Corry 13%Brokenstraw Township 8%Erie 7%Eldred Township
Eldred TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi9 residents
53%10–24 mi103 residents
22%25–50 mi42 residents
21%Over 50 mi40 residents

About 21% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Eldred Township

Southwest Township: few work hereSpring Creek Township: few work hereDeerfield Township: few work hereSouthwest TownshipSpring Creek TownshipDeerfield TownshipEldred Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Spring Creek Township28 min
Southwest Township28 min
Eldred Township30 min
Deerfield Township38 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownEldred Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Eldred Township–——30 min$63,500
Southwest Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Spring Creek Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Deerfield Townshipunder 3%——38 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Southwest Township, Spring Creek Township and Deerfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Eldred Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Eldred Township: questions

What is the median household income in Eldred Township?

$63,500 (±$18,547) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Eldred Township?

4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Eldred Township?

30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Eldred Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (15%, 22 mi), Corry (13%, 13 mi), Brokenstraw Township (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Eldred Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Eldred Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Eldred Township

Eldred Township home →

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.