Photo: Alexvallejo at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Howe Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
10 jobs are based in Howe Township; 44 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Howe Township; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (11%, 92 miles). 0% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Howe Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Howe Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Where people from Howe Township work
Where Howe Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
What Howe Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Howe Township, 2013 → 2023: 231 → 10. 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.
Time on the road from Howe Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 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 40 commuters (the 0% 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 41 miles
About 48% 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 next door: 14% of Howe Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Jenks Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Howe Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $54,375 |
| Jenks Township | 9% | C | C | 17 min | $51,865 |
| Sheffield Township | 5% | D | C | 20 min | $58,042 |
| Highland Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Cherry Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Kingsley Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wetmore Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 22 min | $82,988 |
Same-state neighbors only. Highland Township, Cherry Grove Township and Kingsley 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?
$54,375 (±$30,254) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Howe Township?
6.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Howe Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Howe Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (11%, 92 mi), Jenks Township (9%, 7 mi), Barnett Township (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Howe Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% 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.