Photo: Ron Shawley · CC BY 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Juniata Township works elsewhere
Only 3% stay in Juniata Township for work; outside it, Altoona is the main destination (17%, 10 miles). Juniata Township has 102 jobs, against 418 working residents. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Juniata Township
How a workday changes Juniata Township
On a workday 406 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Juniata Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Juniata Township: the destinations
Where Juniata Township clocks in
17% 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.
Juniata Township works in goods: 46% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Juniata Township, 2014 → 2024: 288 → 102. 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 Juniata Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Juniata Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Juniata Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 444 commuters (the 6% 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.
Miles to work from Juniata Township
About 17% 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.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Juniata Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Allegheny Township (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Juniata Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $66,023 |
| Allegheny Township | 13% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $58,375 |
| Freedom Township | 2% | B+ | B− | 19 min | $75,096 |
| Cresson Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 25 min | $61,875 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Portage Township | under 2% | B | C− | 30 min | $63,224 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Juniata 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 Juniata Township: questions
What is the median household income in Juniata Township?
$66,023 (±$10,974) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Juniata Township?
6.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Juniata Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Juniata Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (17%, 10 mi), Allegheny Township (13%, 5 mi), Logan Township (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Juniata 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 Juniata Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Juniata 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.