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Jobs & commute in Jefferson Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Jefferson Township works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Jefferson Township; the top destination outside it is Harrisburg (14%, 19 miles). Employers in Jefferson Township report 12 jobs, and 155 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 9% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Jefferson Township on a workday

On a workday 155 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

155live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night370
Workday220
370live here− 160head out to work+ 12come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Jefferson Township: the destinations

LykensNew CumberlandMillersvilleBellefonteGratz: 4 residents work here (3%)Harrisburg: 22 residents work here (14%)Philadelphia: 4 residents work here (3%)Shippensburg TownshipSusquehanna Township: 8 residents work here (5%)Conewago TownshipLower Paxton Township: 7 residents work here (5%)Swatara Township: 8 residents work here (5%)Upper Paxton Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Jefferson TownshipHalifax Township: 13 residents work here (8%)Exeter TownshipJackson TownshipRush TownshipWashington Township: 7 residents work here (5%)Hampden Township: 7 residents work here (5%)Wayne TownshipHarrisburgHalifax TownshipSusquehanna TownshipSwatara TownshipLower Paxton TownshipWashington TownshipJefferson Township
1
Harrisburg18.9 mi away
14%22
2
Halifax Township12.1 mi away
8%13
35%8
4
Swatara Township19.1 mi away
5%8
55%7
65%7
7
Hampden Township22.7 mi away
5%7
83%5
9
Gratz6.6 mi away
3%4
10
Philadelphia89.8 mi away
3%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%70
The top trips

Where Jefferson Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Jefferson Township

Jobs based in Jefferson TownshipJobs Jefferson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices100%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%22%
Over $3,333 a month33%66%

Who does it

29 or younger58%26%
30 to 5433%44%
55 and older8%30%
−20%

Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 12. 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 Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 35 minutes to work from Jefferson Township

A year of commuting
267 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Jefferson Township35 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

of Jefferson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Jefferson Township gets to work
91%Drive alone
5%Carpool
3%Walk
1%Other

Share of the 243 commuters (the 9% 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 far

How far it is to work from Jefferson Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHarrisburg: 14% · 18.9 miHalifax Township: 8% · 12.1 miSusquehanna Township: 5% · 16.1 miSwatara Township: 5% · 19.1 miLower Paxton Township: 5% · 14.4 miWashington Township: 5% · 6.6 miHampden Township: 5% · 22.7 miUpper Paxton Township: 3% · 12.5 miGratz: 3% · 6.6 miPhiladelphia: 3% · 89.8 miHarrisburg 14%Halifax Township 8%Susquehanna Township 5%Swatara Township 5%Lower Paxton Township 5%Jefferson Township
Jefferson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi31 residents
54%10–24 mi84 residents
13%25–50 mi20 residents
13%Over 50 mi20 residents

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.

Next door

Jefferson Township and the towns next door

Rush Township: few work hereWayne Township: few work hereJackson Township: few work hereRush TownshipWayne TownshipJackson TownshipJefferson Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Jackson Township32 min
Jefferson Township35 min
Wayne Township35 min
Rush Township36 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownJefferson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jefferson Township–——35 min$111,875
Rush Townshipunder 3%——36 min—
Wayne Townshipunder 3%A−D35 min$122,417
Jackson Townshipunder 3%B−D−32 min$95,515

Same-state neighbors only. Rush Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Jefferson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Jefferson Township: questions

What is the median household income in Jefferson Township?

$111,875 (±$15,138) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?

1.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?

35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (14%, 19 mi), Halifax Township (8%, 12 mi), Susquehanna Township (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Jefferson Township

Jefferson Township home →

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.