Photo: Shanafme · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Karthaus Township
Only 3% work in Karthaus Township; the top destination outside it is Lawrence Township (14%, 19 miles). 5% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Working residents average 47 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Karthaus Township at work: what stands out
Karthaus Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The jobs in Karthaus Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
86% of the jobs based in Karthaus Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 51% of the jobs Karthaus Township residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Karthaus Township. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 296 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The trip to work from Karthaus Township: about 47 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Karthaus Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 231 commuters (the 5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
356 jobs are based in Karthaus Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Karthaus Township, 2013 → 2023: 192 → 356. 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 Karthaus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Karthaus Township works
About 31% 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.
Who works in Karthaus Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 346 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Karthaus Township goes to work
Where Karthaus Township clocks in
6% 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.
Karthaus Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Karthaus Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karthaus Township | – | — | — | 47 min | $72,813 |
| Burnside Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Cooper Township | under 2% | B | C | 35 min | $80,900 |
| Covington Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| West Keating Township | under 2% | — | — | 77 min | — |
| Gibson Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burnside Township, Covington Township, West Keating Township and Gibson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Karthaus 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 Karthaus Township: questions
What is the median household income in Karthaus Township?
$72,813 (±$12,036) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Karthaus Township?
9.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Karthaus Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Karthaus Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lawrence Township (14%, 19 mi), Clearfield (6%, 20 mi), Bradford Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Karthaus Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Karthaus Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Karthaus 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.