Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0A job hub: New Castle Township has 2.1 jobs per working resident, and 311 people come in to work
Hardly any work in New Castle Township; the top destination outside it is Pottsville (13%, 4 miles). 311 jobs are based in New Castle Township for 146 working residents. Home is the office for 5% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of New Castle Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 146 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 510 people are in New Castle Township on a workday afternoon, 47% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where New Castle Township’s workers come from
Where New Castle Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
What New Castle Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Castle Township, 2014 → 2024: 606 → 311. 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 New Castle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from New Castle Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Castle Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 commuters (the 5% 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 New Castle Township goes to work
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.
How New Castle Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Castle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $85,592 |
| Cass Township | 5% | B | D | 29 min | $81,917 |
| Norwegian Township | 3% | A | C+ | 20 min | $85,272 |
| Butler Township | under 3% | B− | D | 31 min | $79,730 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cass Township. Darker towns draw more of New Castle 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 New Castle Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Castle Township?
$85,592 (±$13,178) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Castle Township?
5.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Castle Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Castle Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pottsville (13%, 4 mi), Cass Township (5%, 3 mi), Norwegian Township (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around New Castle 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 New Castle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Castle 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.