Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Earning a living in Pike Township
The average commute takes 28 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. About one in ten stay in Pike Township for work; outside it, Galeton is the main destination (24%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Pike Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 75 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).
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 Pike Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pike Township clocks in
24% of workers
5% 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.
Pike Township makes things: 68% of its jobs are in goods
96 jobs are based in Pike Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pike Township, 2014 → 2024: 106 → 96. 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 Pike Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Pike Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pike Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 121 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.
How far Pike Township’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
Next door is work for 26% of Pike Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pike Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $52,500 |
| Galeton | 24% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| West Branch Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Ulysses Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Gaines Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hector Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Galeton, West Branch Township, Ulysses Township, Gaines Township and Hector Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Galeton. Darker towns draw more of Pike 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 Pike Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pike Township?
$52,500 (±$15,673) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pike Township?
25.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pike Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pike Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galeton (24%, 3 mi), Philadelphia (5%, 180 mi), Eulalia Township (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Pike Township without a car?
6% 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 Pike Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pike 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.