Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJobs and earnings in Jackson Township, and the trip to work
Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Jackson Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 5% work in Jackson Township; the top destination outside it is Pine Township (6%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Jackson Township: the gist
Fewer jobs are based in Jackson Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Jackson Township fell from 557 in 2014 to 282 in 2024, −49%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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. Every town next door averages less (25 to 28 minutes). 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 403 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Jackson Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Jackson Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Jackson Township’s grade.
Unemployment (2.2%) is left out: Jackson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Jackson Township could be anywhere from C to B.
Jackson Township works in goods: 39% of its jobs
282 jobs are based in Jackson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2014 → 2024: 557 → 282. 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.
The daily trip from Jackson Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 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 430 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.
How a workday changes Jackson Township
On a workday 381 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 260 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.70 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Jackson Township goes to work
Where Jackson Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Half of Jackson Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 21% 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.
Few in Jackson Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 489 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). 4.9% of Jackson Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jackson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Jackson Township is 1,836th among 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,834 | Geronimo OK | 1,188 | $74K | 10.6% | 7.5% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,835 | White Deer TX | 1,082 | $87K | 9.6% | 1.7% | 11% | C+ |
| 1,836 | Jackson Township PA | 1,195 | $76K | 12.3% | 2.2% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,837 | Carbondale KS | 1,296 | $76K | 15.2% | 0.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,838 | Lakewood Club MI | 1,345 | $72K | 11.4% | 2.1% | <1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Jackson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Jackson Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Worth Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | C+ | C− | 33 min | $75,515 |
| Worth Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lake Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Coolspring Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 28 min | $87,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Worth Township and Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, 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?
$75,515 (±$6,353) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
12.3%, 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. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine Township (6%, 8 mi), Hermitage (4%, 15 mi), Grove City (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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. 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.