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Jobs & commute in Limestone Township

Most of Limestone Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. There are 23 jobs in Limestone Township for 127 working residents. Hardly any stay in Limestone Township for work; outside it, Warren is the main destination (37%, 15 miles).

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

Day and night

In and out of Limestone Township on a workday

On a workday 127 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.

127live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
23work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday190
300live here− 130head out to work+ 23come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Limestone Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs 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 Limestone Township’s working residents head each day

Jamestown: 3 residents work here (2%)ClarendonTidiouteVandergriftYoungsvilleKaneWindberWarren: 47 residents work here (37%)Oil City: 2 residents work here (2%)EconomyErie: 4 residents work here (3%)Busti: 4 residents work here (3%)Mead Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Triumph TownshipPleasant Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Hickory TownshipWatson TownshipLimestone TownshipBrokenstraw Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Conewango Township: 13 residents work here (10%)Glade Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Deerfield TownshipWarrenConewango TownshipPleasant TownshipGlade TownshipErieBustiLimestone Township
1
Warren15.2 mi away
37%47
210%13
3
Pleasant Township10.7 mi away
4%5
4
Glade Township19.1 mi away
4%5
5
Erie49.1 mi away
3%4
6
Busti, NY26.2 mi away
3%4
7
Mead Township18.7 mi away
3%4
83%4
9
Jamestown, NY29.8 mi away
2%3
10
Oil City25.8 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%36
The top trips

Where Limestone 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

The kinds of work in Limestone Township

Jobs based in Limestone TownshipJobs Limestone Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%31%
Trade, transport & utilities48%13%
Services: health, schools, offices52%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less57%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%36%
Over $3,333 a month4%52%

Who does it

29 or younger17%19%
30 to 5457%48%
55 and older26%33%
+53%

Jobs based in Limestone Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 23. 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 Limestone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 26 minutes each way, about the PA average

A year of commuting
197 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Limestone Township26 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

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

About 2 in 10
How Limestone Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 104 commuters (the 15% 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

How far Limestone Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miWarren: 37% · 15.2 miConewango Township: 10% · 16 miPleasant Township: 4% · 10.7 miGlade Township: 4% · 19.1 miErie: 3% · 49.1 miBusti: 3% · 26.2 miMead Township: 3% · 18.7 miBrokenstraw Township: 3% · 11.3 miJamestown: 2% · 29.8 miOil City: 2% · 25.8 miWarren 37%Conewango Township 10%Pleasant Township 4%Erie 3%Limestone Township
Limestone TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
68%10–24 mi86 residents
15%25–50 mi19 residents
17%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 17% 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

Around Limestone Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Tidioute23 min
Limestone Township26 min
Hickory Township29 min
Watson Township30 min
Triumph Township34 min
Deerfield Township38 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLimestone Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Limestone Township–——26 min$61,250
Triumph Townshipunder 2%——34 min—
Deerfield Townshipunder 2%——38 min—
Tidiouteunder 2%——23 min—
Watson Townshipunder 2%——30 min—
Hickory Townshipunder 2%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Triumph Township, Deerfield Township, Tidioute, Watson Township and Hickory Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Limestone 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 Limestone Township: questions

What is the median household income in Limestone Township?

$61,250 (±$17,078) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Limestone Township?

14.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Limestone Township?

26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Limestone Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (37%, 15 mi), Conewango Township (10%, 16 mi), Pleasant Township (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Limestone Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Limestone Township

Limestone 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.