Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Jackson Township works elsewhere
Jobs and income earn Jackson Township B; getting around on foot earns it B−. There are 392 jobs in Jackson Township, and 2,670 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% work in Jackson Township; the top destination outside it is Pocono Township (12%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Jackson Township apart on work
Fewer jobs are based in Jackson Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Jackson Township fell from 692 in 2013 to 392 in 2023, −43%. 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 is a place people come home to
There are 392 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 4,200 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Jackson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Jackson Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #528 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Jackson Township’s grade up (5.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Jobs in Jackson Township: what the 392 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 692 → 392. 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 Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Jackson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,549 residents head out to work, 121 work right here, and 271 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Jackson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 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 2,763 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.
Commuting out of Jackson Township: the destinations
Where Jackson Township clocks in
12% 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.
Jackson Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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.
The commute in Jackson Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #611 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,141 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Jackson Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Jackson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,218 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,800, Jackson Township comes 1,346th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 23 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 27 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 61 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,344 | Mount Pleasant Township IL | 4,638 | $74K | 7.0% | 1.8% | 25% | B |
| 1,345 | Pleasant Township OH | 6,441 | $107K | 7.6% | 5.5% | 2% | B |
| 1,346 | Jackson Township PA | 6,500 | $87K | 5.9% | 3.7% | 5% | B |
| 1,347 | Tanglewilde WA | 6,314 | $101K | 7.0% | 6.5% | 2% | B |
| 1,348 | Norwood PA | 5,927 | $96K | 8.2% | 8.7% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,218 | 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 Jackson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
16% of Jackson Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | B | B− | 34 min | $87,208 |
| Hamilton Township | 2% | C+ | C+ | 38 min | $74,414 |
| Pocono Township | 12% | B− | B | 29 min | $105,181 |
| Chestnuthill Township | 2% | B− | C | 40 min | $89,842 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pocono Township. 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 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$87,208 (±$10,916) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
5.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
34 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 Pocono Township (12%, 4 mi), Stroud Township (6%, 7 mi), New York City (4%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 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.