Photo: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0How Hamlin Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Working residents average 25 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%). Only 5% stay in Hamlin Township for work; outside it, Bradford is the main destination (9%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hamlin Township apart
About 25 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamlin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 292 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.
The daily flow of workers through Hamlin Township
On a workday 261 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 275 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Hamlin Township ends
Where Hamlin Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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 Hamlin Township
289 jobs are based in Hamlin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamlin Township, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 289. 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 Hamlin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Hamlin Township goes to work
About 22% 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.
The towns around Hamlin Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamlin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $51,000 |
| Lafayette Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 31 min | $66,700 |
| Sergeant Township | 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Wetmore Township | 3% | C+ | D | 22 min | $82,988 |
| Keating Township | under 3% | C | D | 22 min | $74,297 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sergeant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sergeant Township. Darker towns draw more of Hamlin 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 Hamlin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hamlin Township?
$51,000 (±$4,714) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamlin Township?
3.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamlin Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamlin Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bradford (9%, 18 mi), Kane (9%, 5 mi), Bradford Township (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hamlin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamlin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamlin 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.