Photo: {{{1}}} · CC BY 2.0Fairhope Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Employers in Fairhope Township report 10 jobs; 42 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Fairhope Township; the top destination outside it is Cumberland (12%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Fairhope Township
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 67 people are in Fairhope Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Fairhope Township goes to work
Where Fairhope Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
Fairhope Township works in goods: 30% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairhope Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 10. 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 Fairhope Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Fairhope Township: about 38 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairhope Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fairhope 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Fairhope Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairhope Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhope Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $39,375 |
| Londonderry Township | under 3% | C− | C | 29 min | $52,418 |
| Northampton Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Allegheny Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Southampton Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Northampton Township, Allegheny Township and Southampton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairhope 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 Fairhope Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairhope Township?
$39,375 (±$23,900) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairhope Township?
20.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairhope Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairhope Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (12%, 14 mi), Berlin (12%, 10 mi), Somerset Township (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairhope Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairhope Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairhope 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.