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Jobs & commute in Keating Township

Keating Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Keating Township itself; outside it, Coudersport draws the most (25%, 8 miles). There are 14 jobs in Keating Township for 104 working residents. 9% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Keating Township by day

On a workday 103 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

103live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night280
Workday190
280live here− 100head out to work+ 13come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Keating Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Keating Township to work: where people go

Emporium: 6 residents work here (6%)Smethport: 3 residents work here (3%)Port Allegany: 4 residents work here (4%)ShippensburgShinglehouseAustin: 4 residents work here (4%)Wellsboro: 2 residents work here (2%)Coudersport: 26 residents work here (25%)St. Marys: 7 residents work here (7%)FalmouthRoulette TownshipSweden TownshipWharton Township: 4 residents work here (4%)East Buffalo TownshipKeating TownshipPortage TownshipHomer Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Eulalia Township: 9 residents work here (9%)CoudersportEulalia TownshipSt. MarysEmporiumPort AlleganyAustinKeating Township
1
Coudersport8.4 mi away
25%26
2
Eulalia Township5.9 mi away
9%9
3
St. Marys25.8 mi away
7%7
4
Emporium13.6 mi away
6%6
5
Port Allegany11.1 mi away
4%4
6
Austin4.6 mi away
4%4
7
Wharton Township14.7 mi away
4%4
8
Smethport17.7 mi away
3%3
9
Homer Township6.2 mi away
3%3
10
Wellsboro43.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%36
The top trips

Where Keating 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

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Keating Township

Jobs based in Keating TownshipJobs Keating Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices100%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less64%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%23%
Over $3,333 a month7%61%

Who does it

29 or younger21%11%
30 to 5457%63%
55 and older21%27%
−75%

Jobs based in Keating Township, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 14. 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 Keating Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Keating Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes

A year of commuting
176 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Keating Township23 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

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

About 1 in 10
How Keating Township gets to work
80%Drive alone
20%Carpool

Share of the 69 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

Miles to work from Keating Township

10 mi25 mi50 miCoudersport: 25% · 8.4 miEulalia Township: 9% · 5.9 miSt. Marys: 7% · 25.8 miEmporium: 6% · 13.6 miPort Allegany: 4% · 11.1 miAustin: 4% · 4.6 miWharton Township: 4% · 14.7 miSmethport: 3% · 17.7 miHomer Township: 3% · 6.2 miWellsboro: 2% · 43.1 miCoudersport 25%Eulalia Township 9%St. Marys 7%Emporium 6%Port Allegany 4%Keating Township
Keating TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi33 residents
36%10–24 mi37 residents
12%25–50 mi12 residents
21%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 21% 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.

Next door

The towns around Keating Township

The biggest share goes to Austin (4%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Roulette Township20 min
Keating Township23 min
Austin37 min
Homer Township37 min
Portage Township37 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownKeating Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Keating Township–——23 min$52,500
Roulette Townshipunder 2%D−C−20 min$50,667
Austin4%——37 min—
Homer Township3%——37 min—
Portage Townshipunder 2%——37 min—

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

Darker towns draw more of Keating 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Keating Township: questions

What is the median household income in Keating Township?

$52,500 (±$14,391) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Keating Township?

17.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Keating Township?

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

Where do people who live in Keating Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coudersport (25%, 8 mi), Eulalia Township (9%, 6 mi), St. Marys (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Keating Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Keating Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Keating Township

Keating Township home →

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.