Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Freeport Township works elsewhere
Freeport Township has 8 jobs; 96 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Freeport Township for work; outside it, Franklin Township is the main destination (9%, 15 miles). 2% of workers have no commute at all; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Freeport Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Freeport Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 Freeport Township commutes to
Where Freeport Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
What Freeport Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freeport Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 8. 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 Freeport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 39 minutes each way for Freeport Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freeport Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 2% 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.
The commute from Freeport Township, by distance
About 24% 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 to Freeport Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freeport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $46,250 |
| Springhill Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Gilmore Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | 56 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Springhill Township, Gilmore Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freeport 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 Freeport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Freeport Township?
$46,250 (±$25,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freeport Township?
13.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freeport Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freeport Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin Township (9%, 15 mi), Richhill Township (7%, 11 mi), Center Township (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freeport Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Freeport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freeport 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.