Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGaskill Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). 43 jobs are based in Gaskill Township, and 201 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Gaskill Township itself; outside it, Punxsutawney draws the most (14%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Gaskill Township, in a few figures
Gaskill Township is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Gaskill Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Gaskill Township workers work from home
Only 4% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 201 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Gaskill Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 199 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Gaskill Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
How far Gaskill Township goes to work
About 30% 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.
Gaskill Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gaskill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 274 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.
Where the trip to work from Gaskill Township ends
Where Gaskill Township clocks in
14% 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.
In Gaskill Township, 49% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gaskill Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 43. 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 Gaskill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Gaskill Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gaskill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaskill Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $56,917 |
| Big Run | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Henderson Township | 4% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $58,750 |
| Banks Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Bell Township | under 2% | D | C− | 27 min | $56,731 |
| Bell Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Big Run and Bell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Banks Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Henderson Township. Darker towns draw more of Gaskill 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 Gaskill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gaskill Township?
$56,917 (±$21,798) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gaskill Township?
22.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gaskill Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gaskill Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Punxsutawney (14%, 6 mi), Young Township (6%, 8 mi), Sandy Township (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gaskill Township without a car?
1% 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 Gaskill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gaskill 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.