Fewer people are out of work in Middlecreek Township (0.9%) than in 95% of U.S. towns
Only 1% work in Middlecreek Township; the top destination outside it is Selinsgrove (11%, 6 miles). Middlecreek Township grades B− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Middlecreek Township: the gist
Middlecreek Township is a place people come home to
There are 269 jobs based in Middlecreek Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Middlecreek Township has about 1,400 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Middlecreek Township averages 28 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (17 to 25 minutes). Next door ↓
Few Middlecreek Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 901 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Middlecreek Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middlecreek Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Middlecreek Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (14.7%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middlecreek Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
In and out of Middlecreek Township on a workday
On a workday 890 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 258 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Middlecreek Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
About 28 minutes each way for Middlecreek Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middlecreek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 980 commuters (the 3% 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 Middlecreek Township commutes to
Where Middlecreek Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 53% of the jobs in Middlecreek Township
269 jobs are based in Middlecreek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middlecreek Township, 2014 → 2024: 199 → 269. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Middlecreek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Middlecreek Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Middlecreek Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middlecreek Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,014 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). 1.2% of Middlecreek Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Middlecreek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,599th of 5,793: where Middlecreek Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 31 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,597 | Northampton NY | 2,482 | $72K | 6.4% | 3.4% | 13% | B− |
| 2,598 | Center Township PA | 2,430 | $70K | 12.4% | 1.9% | 3% | B− |
| 2,599 | Middlecreek Township PA | 2,056 | $62K | 14.7% | 0.9% | 1% | B− |
| 2,600 | Pardeeville WI | 2,248 | $65K | 8.8% | 1.0% | 6% | B− |
| 2,601 | St. Croix Falls WI | 2,370 | $65K | 3.4% | 6.1% | 15% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Middlecreek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 10% of Middlecreek Township
The biggest share goes to Penn Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middlecreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlecreek Township | – | B− | C+ | 28 min | $62,344 |
| Penn Township | 8% | B− | C | 17 min | $61,479 |
| Center Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 20 min | $70,298 |
| Franklin Township | 2% | C+ | B− | 23 min | $51,167 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 22 min | $72,171 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $74,519 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middlecreek 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 2024, 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 Middlecreek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middlecreek Township?
$62,344 (±$14,628) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middlecreek Township?
14.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middlecreek Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middlecreek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Selinsgrove (11%, 6 mi), Penn Township (8%, 4 mi), Monroe Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Middlecreek Township walkable?
Middlecreek Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middlecreek Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middlecreek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middlecreek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.