Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Knox Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Knox Township for work; outside it, Brookville is the main destination (24%, 5 miles). 14 jobs are based in Knox Township, against 404 working residents. 2% of workers work from 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 the numbers say about work in Knox Township
Knox Township is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Knox Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Knox Township has about 590 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Knox Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 404 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Knox Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 402 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Knox Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Knox Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Knox Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 546 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where Knox Township’s working residents head each day
Where Knox Township clocks in
24% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 Knox Township: what the 14 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Knox Township, 2014 → 2024: 23 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Knox Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Knox Township to work
About 23% 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.
The towns next door employ 10% of Knox Township
The biggest share goes to Pine Creek Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Knox Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $72,500 |
| Pine Creek Township | 7% | C | B− | 21 min | $67,500 |
| Rose Township | 3% | C | C | 18 min | $70,673 |
| Oliver Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| McCalmont Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $67,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oliver Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Knox 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 Knox Township: questions
What is the median household income in Knox Township?
$72,500 (±$13,973) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Knox Township?
15.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Knox Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Knox Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brookville (24%, 5 mi), Pine Creek Township (7%, 4 mi), DuBois (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Knox 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 Knox Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Knox 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.