Most of Limestone Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
7% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%). There are 147 jobs in Limestone Township; 734 of its residents have a job. Limestone Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Limestone Township, in brief
Limestone Township is a place people come home to
There are 147 jobs based in Limestone Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Limestone Township has about 1,200 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Limestone Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 27 minutes). 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 734 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Limestone Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Limestone Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Limestone Township’s grade up (9.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (11.5%) is left out: Limestone Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Limestone Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Limestone Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 717 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Limestone 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.
The daily trip from Limestone Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Limestone Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 758 commuters (the 7% 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.
Where Limestone Township’s working residents head each day
Where Limestone Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
In Limestone Township, 35% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Limestone Township, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 147. 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Limestone Township
About 29% 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.
Getting around Limestone Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Limestone Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Limestone Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 813 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.8% of Limestone Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Limestone Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,021st of 5,656: where Limestone Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 36 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,019 | New Market Township OH | 1,867 | $70K | 18.1% | 1.9% | <1% | C+ |
| 3,020 | Paint Township PA | 1,622 | $62K | 8.4% | 8.1% | 12% | C+ |
| 3,021 | Limestone Township PA | 1,825 | $74K | 9.4% | 11.5% | 2% | C+ |
| 3,022 | Laingsburg MI | 1,402 | $77K | 24.0% | 4.4% | 4% | C+ |
| 3,023 | Atkinson NE | 1,316 | $79K | 7.8% | 1.5% | 42% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Limestone Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 16% of Limestone Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Limestone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Township | – | C+ | C− | 35 min | $74,485 |
| Redbank Township | 3% | D | D | 27 min | $63,571 |
| Monroe Township | 7% | C− | B | 25 min | $67,067 |
| Clarion Township | 6% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Clover Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clarion Township: not graded. Clover Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Monroe Township. Darker towns draw more of Limestone 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 Limestone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Limestone Township?
$74,485 (±$9,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Limestone Township?
9.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Limestone Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Limestone Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe Township (7%, 6 mi), Brookville (6%, 11 mi), Clarion Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Limestone Township walkable?
Limestone Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Limestone Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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.
More of Limestone 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.