Elder, Abraham, Stone House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Halfmoon Township works elsewhere
There are 264 jobs in Halfmoon Township, and 1,524 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Halfmoon Township is better than 71% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (C+). Measured by household income, Halfmoon Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Halfmoon Township apart
Halfmoon Township is a place people come home to
There are 264 jobs based in Halfmoon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Halfmoon Township has about 1,500 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Halfmoon Township averages 25 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (16 to 22 minutes). Next door ↓
30% of Halfmoon Township works in College Township
452 working residents, 30%, have their main job in College Township, 11 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Halfmoon Township itself. The commute map ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Halfmoon Township: the grade in detail
The poverty rate holds Halfmoon Township’s grade up (3.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Halfmoon Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who leaves Halfmoon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,481 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 221 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Halfmoon Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
30% of working residents work in College Township
Where Halfmoon Township clocks in
30% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Halfmoon Township: what the 264 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Halfmoon Township, 2013 → 2023: 140 → 264. 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 Halfmoon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Halfmoon Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Halfmoon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,186 commuters (the 21% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Halfmoon Township
About 16% 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.
Most trips from Halfmoon Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,501 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Halfmoon Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Halfmoon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Halfmoon Township places 1,162nd of 4,703 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 65 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,160 | Ridgeway Township KS | 2,369 | $81K | 9.9% | 0.4% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,161 | Ravenna Township MI | 3,045 | $76K | 6.0% | 2.9% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,162 | Halfmoon Township PA | 2,805 | $121K | 3.5% | 4.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,163 | Elk Mound WI | 2,057 | $89K | 5.1% | 3.3% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,164 | Alden WI | 3,019 | $95K | 2.8% | 3.4% | 2% | B+ |
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| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Halfmoon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 21% of Halfmoon Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Ferguson Township (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Halfmoon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfmoon Township | – | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $121,050 |
| Worth Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Patton Township | 9% | A− | A+ | 18 min | $83,656 |
| Ferguson Township | 12% | B+ | A+ | 16 min | $85,935 |
Same-state neighbors only. Worth Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Halfmoon 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 Halfmoon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Halfmoon Township?
$121,050 (±$25,459) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Halfmoon Township?
3.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Halfmoon Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Halfmoon Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (30%, 11 mi), Ferguson Township (12%, 5 mi), State College (11%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Halfmoon Township walkable?
Halfmoon Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Halfmoon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Halfmoon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Halfmoon 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.