There are 3.8 jobs in Hazle Township for every working resident, and 13,949 people commute in
About one in five stay in Hazle Township for work; outside it, Hazleton is the main destination (10%, 2 miles). Hazle Township has 14,798 jobs; 3,853 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are lower than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Hazle Township
Hazle Township fills up on a workday
Hazle Township has 14,798 jobs, 3.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 21,000 people are in town, more than double the 10,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
49% of the jobs in Hazle Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 28% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Hazle Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hazle Township went from 9,895 in 2013 to 14,798 in 2023, +50%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Hazle Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Hazle Township draws workers from far and wide
The 14,798 jobs in Hazle Township are filled from a wide area. Hazle Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 39%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Hazle Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hazle Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #874 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Hazle Township’s grade up (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (16.8%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hazle Township could be anywhere from D to B.
A workday in Hazle Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,004 residents head out to work and 849 work right here.
About 21,000 people are in Hazle Township on a workday afternoon, 105% more than live here.
3.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 30% of work in Hazle Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hazle Township, 2013 → 2023: 9,895 → 14,798. 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 Hazle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hazle Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hazle Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,484 commuters (the 13% 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.
Who travels to work in Hazle Township, and from where
Where Hazle Township clocks in
10% 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.
Where in the region Hazle Township works
About 19% 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 of Hazle Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hazle Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #820 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,993 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.5% of Hazle Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hazle Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Hazle Township is 2,236th of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 45 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Upper Uwchlan Township PA | 13,681 | $191K | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,234 | St. Albans WV | 10,210 | $54K | 14.1% | 5.4% | 8% | C |
| 2,235 | Seneca Falls NY | 8,845 | $62K | 15.9% | 4.4% | 21% | C |
| 2,236 | Hazle Township PA | 10,460 | $59K | 16.8% | 5.0% | 22% | C |
| 2,237 | St. Marys PA | 12,253 | $67K | 7.8% | 7.7% | 55% | C |
| 2,238 | Irondale GA | 9,185 | $55K | 19.2% | 6.2% | <1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Hazle Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 22% of Hazle Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hazle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazle Township | – | C | C | 21 min | $59,134 |
| West Hazleton | 8% | D | B− | 22 min | $34,118 |
| Hazleton | 10% | C− | A | 21 min | $46,177 |
| Butler Township | 3% | B+ | C | 25 min | $108,514 |
| Banks Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 19 min | $63,875 |
| Foster Township | under 2% | C | D | 30 min | $68,384 |
| Sugarloaf Township | 1% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $102,955 |
| Kline Township | under 2% | C− | D | 21 min | $53,125 |
| Jeddo | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Black Creek Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $90,368 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jeddo: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hazleton. Darker towns draw more of Hazle 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 Hazle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hazle Township?
$59,134 (±$11,988) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hazle Township?
16.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hazle Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hazle Township work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hazleton (10%, 2 mi), West Hazleton (8%, 1 mi), Butler Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hazle Township walkable?
Hazle Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hazle Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hazle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hazle 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.