Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Pine Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Hardly any work in Pine Township; the top destination outside it is Curwensville (18%, 8 miles). 6 jobs are based in Pine Township, and 17 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 27 minutes each way, about the same as across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Pine Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Pine Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
Where people from Pine Township work
Where Pine Township clocks in
18% of workers
12% 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 Pine Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 6. 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 Pine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Pine Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 21% 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 commute from Pine Township, by distance
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 towns next door employ 12% of Pine Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $108,750 |
| Lawrence Township | 12% | C− | B+ | 21 min | $62,371 |
| Union Township | under 6% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Huston Township | under 6% | D | B− | 27 min | $61,173 |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lawrence Township. Darker towns draw more of Pine 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 Pine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Township?
$108,750 (±$61,297) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Township?
5.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Curwensville (18%, 8 mi), Clearfield (12%, 7 mi), Sandy Township (12%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pine 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 Pine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine 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.