Photo: Marshallstack380 · CC BY-SA 3.0Fairview Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 898 jobs in Fairview Township for 1,979 working residents. The two grades for Fairview Township are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 5% work in Fairview Township itself; outside it, Wilkes-Barre draws the most (17%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Fairview Township apart
The better-paid jobs are outside Fairview Township
64% of Fairview Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Fairview Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Fairview Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in Fairview Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Fairview Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fairview Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #331 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fairview Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Jobs in Fairview Township: what the 898 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview Township, 2013 → 2023: 831 → 898. 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 Fairview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Fairview Township
On a workday 1,874 residents head out to work, 105 work right here, and 793 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Fairview Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 the trip to work from Fairview Township ends
Where Fairview Township clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
How long Fairview Township spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,970 commuters (the 22% 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 Fairview Township works
About 18% 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 Fairview Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fairview Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns, #783 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,526 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). 1.7% of Fairview Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fairview Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fairview Township next to U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400: 870th of 3,867 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 31 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 868 | Empire Township IL | 3,960 | $88K | 4.2% | 2.8% | 14% | A− |
| 869 | Newton Township OH | 3,625 | $88K | 6.7% | 2.2% | 7% | A− |
| 870 | Fairview Township PA | 4,742 | $97K | 4.1% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 871 | Springville AL | 5,597 | $84K | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4% | A− |
| 872 | Cheverly MD | 6,164 | $124K | 6.3% | 7.2% | 1% | A− |
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| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Fairview Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 14% of Fairview Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Wright Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | – | A− | C | 24 min | $96,500 |
| Wright Township | 8% | A− | D | 27 min | $124,000 |
| Rice Township | under 2% | A | C | 26 min | $110,511 |
| Dennison Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Hanover Township | 6% | C | A− | 19 min | $61,056 |
| Bear Creek Township | under 2% | B | D− | 30 min | $88,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dennison Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairview 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 Fairview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview Township?
$96,500 (±$18,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview Township?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (17%, 6 mi), Wright Township (8%, 3 mi), Hanover Township (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fairview Township walkable?
Fairview Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairview Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview 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.