Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Jackson Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Jackson Township report 52 jobs, against 214 working residents. Hardly any work in Jackson Township itself; outside it, South Centre Township draws the most (7%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 24% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Jackson Township, in brief
Jackson Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Jackson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jackson Township has about 470 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Jackson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Jackson Township works from home
24% of Jackson Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 214 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Jackson Township
On a workday 213 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2024, primary jobs.
From Jackson Township, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 196 commuters (the 24% 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.
Where the trip to work from Jackson Township ends
Where Jackson Township clocks in
7% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
38% of the jobs in Jackson Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2014 → 2024: 24 → 52. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Jackson Township
About 25% 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 2024.
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 Jackson Township
The biggest share goes to Sugarloaf Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $62,500 |
| Pine Township | under 4% | C | D− | 30 min | $55,667 |
| Sugarloaf Township | 5% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Benton Township | under 4% | C+ | B | 26 min | $73,664 |
| Greenwood Township | under 4% | C+ | C | 24 min | $68,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sugarloaf Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jackson 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 2024, 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$62,500 (±$18,198) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
12.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Centre Township (7%, 14 mi), Benton (5%, 3 mi), Berwick (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.