Keim Homestead · Photo: Hshuvaeva · CC BY-SA 3.0Pike Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Pike Township grades A for jobs and income and C for walkability. Employers in Pike Township report 129 jobs for 844 working residents. Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Pike Township stands out on work
Pike Township is a place people come home to
There are 129 jobs based in Pike Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pike Township has about 920 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pike Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 28 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 844 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Pike Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Pike Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.5%) is left out: Pike 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, Pike Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
Pike Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 833 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 118 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in Pike Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Time on the road from Pike Township: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 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 828 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 Pike Township goes to work
Where Pike Township clocks in
3% of workers
3% 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.
Goods jobs make up 64% of work in Pike Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pike Township, 2013 → 2023: 104 → 129. 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 Pike Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Pike Township
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.
Few in Pike Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pike Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 890 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). 0.5% of Pike Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pike Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pike Township is 309th of 6,161 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 307 | Poetry TX | 1,542 | $95K | 2.7% | 5.8% | <1% | A |
| 308 | Beaver Lake NE | 2,114 | $122K | 1.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A |
| 309 | Pike Township PA | 1,632 | $106K | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1% | A |
| 310 | Union WI | 2,099 | $99K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| 311 | Avila Beach CA | 1,303 | $218K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | 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 Pike Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Pike Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Oley Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pike Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | – | A | C | 36 min | $105,729 |
| Oley Township | 3% | A | B+ | 27 min | $90,750 |
| Earl Township | under 3% | A− | D | 28 min | $100,398 |
| Rockland Township | under 3% | A− | D | 27 min | $110,000 |
| District Township | under 3% | A− | C | 27 min | $100,677 |
| Colebrookdale Township | 2% | B− | B− | 27 min | $90,378 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 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 Pike Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pike Township?
$105,729 (±$10,524) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pike Township?
3.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pike Township?
36 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?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Upper Macungie Township (3%, 12 mi), Maxatawny Township (3%, 9 mi), Oley Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pike Township walkable?
Pike Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pike Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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), 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.