Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Jefferson Township works elsewhere
Jefferson Township has 487 jobs, and 1,005 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Jefferson Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 7% stay in Jefferson Township for work; outside it, Franklin Township is the main destination (8%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Jefferson Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate holds Jefferson Township’s grade up (6.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (7.6%) is left out: Jefferson 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, Jefferson Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
The daily commute in and out of Jefferson Township
On a workday 938 residents head out to work, 67 work right here, and 420 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Commuting out of Jefferson Township: the destinations
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Jefferson Township: what the 487 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2014 → 2024: 581 → 487. 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.
How long Jefferson Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jefferson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 777 commuters (the 10% 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 many miles Jefferson Township commutes
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.
Driving is how Jefferson Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 864 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). 2.1% of Jefferson Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jefferson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Jefferson Township places 2,360th of 5,641 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 29 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | South Coventry Township PA | 2,822 | $158K | 0.9% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,358 | Pipestone Township MI | 2,127 | $73K | 12.5% | 2.6% | 6% | B− |
| 2,359 | Dublin NH | 1,605 | $105K | 9.7% | 1.7% | 8% | B− |
| 2,360 | Jefferson Township PA | 2,210 | $73K | 6.5% | 7.6% | 7% | B− |
| 2,361 | Waitsfield VT | 1,887 | $84K | 6.0% | 1.8% | 22% | B− |
| 2,362 | Grandy NC | 2,245 | $63K | 6.9% | 0.9% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Jefferson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 11% of Jefferson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | B− | C− | 30 min | $72,500 |
| Cumberland Township | 3% | C | C+ | 29 min | $63,592 |
| Morgan Township | under 2% | C− | D | 30 min | $65,000 |
| East Bethlehem Township | under 2% | C | B | 30 min | $68,438 |
| Rices Landing | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Franklin Township | 8% | C+ | B− | 26 min | $68,482 |
| Mather | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Greene Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Luzerne Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 29 min | $57,827 |
| Clarksville | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rices Landing, Greene Township and Clarksville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Mather: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township. Darker towns draw more of Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jefferson Township?
$72,500 (±$11,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
6.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin Township (8%, 8 mi), Morgantown (5%, 20 mi), Pittsburgh (4%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
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.
More of Jefferson 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.