Photo: User:Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Laporte Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Laporte Township report 30 jobs, against 132 working residents. Only 2% stay in Laporte Township for work; outside it, Laporte is the main destination (11%, 4 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Laporte Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 130 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Laporte Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
The towns that employ Laporte Township’s residents
Where Laporte Township clocks in
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Laporte Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laporte Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 30. 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 Laporte Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Laporte Township’s commute takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laporte Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 commuters (the 13% 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 Laporte Township
About 35% 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.
The towns around Laporte Township
The biggest share goes to Colley Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laporte Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laporte Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $79,432 |
| Davidson Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Colley Township | 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Forks Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Cherry Township | 3% | C+ | C | 34 min | $84,792 |
| Shrewsbury Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Davidson Township, Colley Township, Forks Township and Shrewsbury Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Laporte 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 Laporte Township: questions
What is the median household income in Laporte Township?
$79,432 (±$7,585) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laporte Township?
1.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laporte Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laporte Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Laporte (11%, 4 mi), New York City (6%, 139 mi), Mehoopany Township (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Laporte Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Laporte Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laporte 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.