Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Frailey Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Frailey Township itself; outside it, Pottsville draws the most (11%, 10 miles). Frailey Township has 64 jobs, and 191 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Frailey Township
On a workday 190 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Frailey Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The places Frailey Township commutes to
Where Frailey Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
84% of the jobs in Frailey Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frailey Township, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 64. 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 Frailey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Frailey Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frailey Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 commuters (the 4% 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.
Half of Frailey Township commutes less than 14 miles
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.
How Frailey Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frailey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frailey Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $64,375 |
| Reilly Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Tremont Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Hegins Township | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $92,861 |
Same-state neighbors only. Reilly Township and Tremont Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Frailey 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 Frailey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Frailey Township?
$64,375 (±$10,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frailey Township?
6.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frailey Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frailey Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pottsville (11%, 10 mi), Pine Grove (6%, 7 mi), Tremont (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Frailey 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 Frailey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frailey 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.