Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Lafayette Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Lafayette Township report 273 jobs for 528 working residents. The two grades for Lafayette Township are C− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. At home: 5% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lafayette Township, in a few figures
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 ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Lafayette Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lafayette Township fell from 362 in 2013 to 273 in 2023, −25%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Lafayette Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 528 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Lafayette Township
On income, poverty and job access, Lafayette Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Lafayette Township’s grade up (10.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 11% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Lafayette 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, Lafayette Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Where in the region Lafayette 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.
80% of the jobs in Lafayette Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lafayette Township, 2013 → 2023: 362 → 273. 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 Lafayette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lafayette Township, about 31 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lafayette Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 368 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.
A workday in Lafayette Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 516 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 261 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Lafayette Township on a workday afternoon, 12% 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 2023, primary jobs.
23% of working residents work in Bradford
Where Lafayette Township clocks in
23% of workers
13% 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.
In Lafayette Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 389 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). 3.4% of Lafayette Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lafayette Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lafayette Township is 4,026th of 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 31 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,024 | Ford City PA | 2,750 | $58K | 17.4% | 5.1% | 8% | C− |
| 4,025 | White Sulphur Springs WV | 2,133 | $46K | 23.2% | 1.4% | 10% | C− |
| 4,026 | Lafayette Township PA | 2,071 | $67K | 10.3% | 0.0% | 2% | C− |
| 4,027 | Three Lakes WI | 2,444 | $70K | 9.8% | 2.7% | 16% | C− |
| 4,028 | Thruston KY | 2,581 | $70K | 21.6% | 6.5% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Lafayette Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Lafayette Township and its neighbors: 17% work next door
The biggest share goes to Bradford Township (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lafayette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | – | C− | D− | 31 min | $66,700 |
| Lewis Run | 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Hamlin Township | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Bradford Township | 13% | B+ | B+ | 14 min | $90,243 |
| Keating Township | under 2% | C | D | 22 min | $74,297 |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Wetmore Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 22 min | $82,988 |
| Corydon Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lewis Run, Hamlin Township, Hamilton Township and Corydon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lafayette 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 Lafayette Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lafayette Township?
$66,700 (±$10,445) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lafayette Township?
10.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lafayette Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lafayette Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bradford (23%, 11 mi), Bradford Township (13%, 7 mi), Foster Township (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lafayette Township walkable?
Lafayette Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lafayette Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lafayette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lafayette 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. 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.