Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Work and commuting in Leidy Township
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Hardly any work in Leidy Township; the top destination outside it is Renovo (13%, 7 miles). Working residents average 46 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Leidy Township
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Leidy Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Leidy Township’s workforce comes from
Where Leidy Township clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
85% of the jobs in Leidy Township pay over $3,333 a month
80 jobs are based in Leidy Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leidy Township, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 80. 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 Leidy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Leidy Township spends getting to work: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leidy Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Leidy Township
About 38% 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 to Leidy Township
The biggest share goes to Chapman Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leidy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leidy Township | – | — | — | 46 min | $44,375 |
| Chapman Township | 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Noyes Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Wharton Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| East Keating Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Stewardson Township | under 2% | — | — | 50 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chapman Township: not graded. Noyes Township, Wharton Township, East Keating Township and Stewardson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leidy 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 Leidy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leidy Township?
$44,375 (±$30,813) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leidy Township?
10.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leidy Township?
46 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leidy Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Renovo (13%, 7 mi), Lock Haven (13%, 28 mi), South Renovo (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leidy Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leidy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leidy 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.