Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Ferguson Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. There are 36 jobs in Ferguson Township, against 204 working residents. Only 1% stay in Ferguson Township for work; outside it, DuBois is the main destination (10%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Ferguson Township apart
Ferguson Township is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Ferguson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ferguson Township has about 370 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Ferguson Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 204 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Ferguson Township by day and by night
On a workday 201 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Ferguson Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Ferguson Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ferguson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 301 commuters (the 3% 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 the trip to work from Ferguson Township ends
Where Ferguson Township clocks in
10% 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.
The kinds of work in Ferguson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ferguson Township, 2014 → 2024: 41 → 36. 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 Ferguson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ferguson Township
About 19% 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.
How Ferguson Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bell Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ferguson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $75,938 |
| Greenwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Knox Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Jordan Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Pike Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 26 min | $83,958 |
| Penn Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 32 min | $58,804 |
| Newburg | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Chest Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Bell Township | 5% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Greenwood Township, Knox Township, Jordan Township, Newburg, Chest Township and Bell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ferguson 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 Ferguson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ferguson Township?
$75,938 (±$14,798) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ferguson Township?
14.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ferguson Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ferguson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are DuBois (10%, 18 mi), Lawrence Township (9%, 16 mi), Bell Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ferguson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ferguson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ferguson 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.