Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHowe Township draws 684 commuters a day, with 4.0 jobs for every working resident
Only 6% work in Howe Township; the top destination outside it is Harrisburg (11%, 19 miles). Employers in Howe Township report 694 jobs, and 175 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Howe Township lasts 27 minutes (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Howe Township
On a workday 165 residents head out to work and 10 work right here.
About 910 people are in Howe Township on a workday afternoon, 132% more 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 daily trip into Howe Township
Where Howe Township clocks in
11% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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 Howe Township: what the 694 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Howe Township, 2013 → 2023: 374 → 694. 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 Howe Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Howe Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 142 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Howe Township commutes less than 19 miles
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.
Work in the towns next to Howe Township
The biggest share goes to Newport (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Howe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $87,386 |
| Greenwood Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 34 min | $90,250 |
| Miller Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Oliver Township | under 2% | B | C | 28 min | $91,250 |
| Buffalo Township | under 2% | B | D− | 33 min | $83,036 |
| Newport | 3% | C+ | A | 36 min | $62,944 |
Same-state neighbors only. Miller Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Howe 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 Howe Township: questions
What is the median household income in Howe Township?
$87,386 (±$6,652) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Howe Township?
8.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Howe Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Howe Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (11%, 19 mi), Silver Spring Township (5%, 17 mi), Susquehanna Township (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Howe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Howe Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Howe 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.