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Jobs & commute in Larimer Township

Larimer Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Employers in Larimer Township report 13 jobs, and 197 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Larimer Township for work; outside it, Cumberland is the main destination (10%, 13 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%).

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

Day and night

Larimer Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 197 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

197live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night530
Workday350
530live here− 200head out to work+ 13come in to work= 350on a workday

About 350 people are in Larimer Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs 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

Where people from Larimer Township work

Grantsville: 7 residents work here (4%)Frostburg: 5 residents work here (3%)Cumberland: 20 residents work here (10%)GarrettHyndmanPortageBerlin: 5 residents work here (3%)Somerset: 11 residents work here (6%)CallimontJohnstown: 5 residents work here (3%)Greenville TownshipSomerset Township: 11 residents work here (6%)Summit Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Bedford Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Broad Top TownshipBrothersvalley TownshipAllegheny TownshipLarimer TownshipSummerhill TownshipHickory TownshipNorthampton TownshipSouthampton TownshipCresaptown: 6 residents work here (3%)CumberlandSomersetSomerset TownshipGrantsvilleSummit TownshipCresaptownLarimer Township
1
Cumberland, MD13 mi away
10%20
2
Somerset17 mi away
6%11
3
Somerset Township17.6 mi away
6%11
4
Grantsville, MD13.6 mi away
4%7
5
Summit Township7.6 mi away
3%6
6
Cresaptown, MD14.3 mi away
3%6
7
Frostburg, MD9.5 mi away
3%5
8
Berlin9.3 mi away
3%5
9
Johnstown37.2 mi away
3%5
103%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
59%116
The top trips

Where Larimer 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

Larimer Township is a services town

Jobs based in Larimer TownshipJobs Larimer Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%24%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices100%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less92%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month8%28%
Over $3,333 a month0%57%

Who does it

29 or younger38%18%
30 to 540%53%
55 and older62%29%
+30%

Jobs based in Larimer Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 13. 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 Larimer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Larimer Township takes about 42 minutes

A year of commuting
324 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Larimer Township42 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

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

About 0 in 10
How Larimer Township gets to work
77%Drive alone
21%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 232 commuters (the 3% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Larimer Township

10 mi25 mi45 miCumberland: 10% · 13 miSomerset: 6% · 17 miSomerset Township: 6% · 17.6 miGrantsville: 4% · 13.6 miSummit Township: 3% · 7.6 miCresaptown: 3% · 14.3 miFrostburg: 3% · 9.5 miBerlin: 3% · 9.3 miJohnstown: 3% · 37.2 miBedford Township: 3% · 29 miCumberland 10%Somerset 6%Somerset Township 6%Grantsville 4%Summit Township 3%Larimer Township
Larimer TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi27 residents
44%10–24 mi80 residents
13%25–50 mi24 residents
28%Over 50 mi52 residents

About 28% 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

Next door to Larimer Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Brothersvalley Township24 min
Greenville Township31 min
Summit Township31 min
Northampton Township37 min
Southampton Township37 min
Larimer Township42 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLarimer Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Larimer Township–——42 min$47,014
Greenville Townshipunder 3%——31 min—
Callimontunder 3%————
Southampton Townshipunder 3%——37 min—
Summit Township3%DC31 min$54,688
Northampton Townshipunder 3%——37 min—
Brothersvalley Townshipunder 3%BC−24 min$70,417

Same-state neighbors only. Greenville Township, Callimont, Southampton Township and Northampton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Summit Township. Darker towns draw more of Larimer 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 Larimer Township: questions

What is the median household income in Larimer Township?

$47,014 (±$9,196) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Larimer Township?

13.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Larimer Township?

42 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Larimer Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (10%, 13 mi), Somerset (6%, 17 mi), Somerset Township (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Larimer Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Larimer Township

Larimer 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.