Leap-the-Dips · Photo: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia · Public domainAt 2.0%, unemployment in Logan Township is lower than in 85% of U.S. towns
8% of workers have no commute at all; Pennsylvania has 16%. The two grades for Logan Township are B for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in ten stay in Logan Township for work; outside it, Altoona is the main destination (28%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Logan Township, in brief
A lot of Logan Township works one town over
38% of working residents work in a town that borders Logan Township: Altoona (28%), Allegheny Township (7%) and Antis Township (3%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Logan Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Logan Township draws workers from far and wide
The 7,172 jobs in Logan Township are filled from a wide area. Logan Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 36%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Logan Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Logan Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #541 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Logan Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (10.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Logan Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
From Logan Township, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Logan Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,881 commuters (the 8% 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 towns that employ Logan Township’s residents
Where Logan Township clocks in
28% 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.
Logan Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 4,371 residents head out to work, 543 work right here, and 6,629 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.46 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Logan Township: what the 7,172 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,965 → 7,172. 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 Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Logan Township commutes less than 7 miles
About 22% 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.
The commute in Logan Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Logan Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #595 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Logan 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 5,281 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). 7.2% of Logan Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Logan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Logan Township ranks: 1,049th of 2,151 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 16,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 20 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,047 | Hyrum UT | 11,132 | $89K | 8.6% | 3.3% | 11% | B |
| 1,048 | Fife WA | 11,061 | $91K | 11.2% | 5.2% | 9% | B |
| 1,049 | Logan Township PA | 12,147 | $73K | 10.6% | 2.0% | 11% | B |
| 1,050 | Riverdale UT | 9,206 | $67K | 11.1% | 2.6% | 6% | B |
| 1,051 | Huron Township OH | 10,438 | $88K | 4.4% | 5.9% | 18% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,151 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Logan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
38% of Logan Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Logan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | – | B | B− | 20 min | $73,333 |
| Altoona | 28% | C− | A | 18 min | $51,250 |
| Tyrone Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $91,667 |
| Allegheny Township | 7% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $58,375 |
| Gallitzin Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Antis Township | 3% | B− | C | 26 min | $71,889 |
| Dean Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gallitzin Township: not graded. Dean Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Altoona. Darker towns draw more of Logan 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 Logan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Logan Township?
$73,333 (±$6,222) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?
10.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Logan Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Logan Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (28%, 2 mi), Allegheny Township (7%, 6 mi), Hollidaysburg (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Logan Township walkable?
Logan Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Logan Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Logan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Logan 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.