Buchanan Furnace · Photo: Henry M Hufnagel · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Licking Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Licking Township; the top destination outside it is Paint Township (7%, 10 miles). 26 jobs are based in Licking Township, and 210 of its residents work somewhere. 23% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Licking Township and work: the main findings
Licking Township is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Licking Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Licking Township has about 390 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Licking Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Licking Township fell from 408 in 2013 to 26 in 2023, −94%. 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 ↓
Commutes from Licking Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania 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 210 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Licking Township
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Licking Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Goods, not services: 46% of the jobs in Licking Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Licking Township, 2013 → 2023: 408 → 26. 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 Licking Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Licking Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Licking Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 147 commuters (the 23% 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.
The places Licking Township commutes to
Where Licking Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Where in the region Licking Township works
About 26% 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.
Licking Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Beaver Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Licking Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licking Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $78,250 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Beaver Township | 2% | C | C | 27 min | $63,594 |
| Toby Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Piney Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry Township, Piney Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Toby Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Licking 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 Licking Township: questions
What is the median household income in Licking Township?
$78,250 (±$40,212) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Licking Township?
4.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Licking Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Licking Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paint Township (7%, 10 mi), Foxburg (7%, 6 mi), Clarion (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Licking Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 30% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Licking Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Licking 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.