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Jobs & commute in Pine Township

Most of Pine Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident

Home is the office for 3% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. 68 jobs are based in Pine Township for 163 working residents. Only 2% work in Pine Township itself; outside it, Meadville draws the most (11%, 15 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Pine Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 159 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.

159live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
64work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night430
Workday330
430live here− 160head out to work+ 64come in to work= 330on a workday

About 330 people are in Pine Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.42jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Pine Township’s working residents head each day

Andover: 4 residents work here (2%)Conneaut Lake: 4 residents work here (2%)Linesville: 16 residents work here (10%)Meadville: 18 residents work here (11%)Erie: 6 residents work here (4%)Millcreek Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Vernon Township: 12 residents work here (7%)Summit TownshipSpring Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Conneaut Township: 7 residents work here (4%)North Shenango TownshipWest Mead Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Pine TownshipSadsbury TownshipSouth Shenango TownshipMeadvilleLinesvilleVernon TownshipConneaut TownshipErieMillcreek TownshipPine Township
1
Meadville14.6 mi away
11%18
2
Linesville0.8 mi away
10%16
3
Vernon Township11.2 mi away
7%12
44%7
5
Erie37.3 mi away
4%6
6
Millcreek Township34.3 mi away
3%5
7
Spring Township12.1 mi away
3%5
8
West Mead Township15.7 mi away
3%5
9
Andover, OH7.6 mi away
2%4
10
Conneaut Lake6.9 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
50%81
The top trips

Where Pine Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods, not services: 28% of the jobs in Pine Township

Jobs based in Pine TownshipJobs Pine Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms28%25%
Trade, transport & utilities31%18%
Services: health, schools, offices41%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less43%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%42%
Over $3,333 a month24%46%

Who does it

29 or younger18%19%
30 to 5438%53%
55 and older44%28%
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Jobs based in Pine Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 68. 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.

Time on the road

How long Pine Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes

A year of commuting
199 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pine Township26 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

of Pine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Pine Township gets to work
94%Drive alone
6%Walk

Share of the 146 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.

How far

How far Pine Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi45 miMeadville: 11% · 14.6 miLinesville: 10% · 0.8 miVernon Township: 7% · 11.2 miConneaut Township: 4% · 4 miErie: 4% · 37.3 miMillcreek Township: 3% · 34.3 miSpring Township: 3% · 12.1 miWest Mead Township: 3% · 15.7 miAndover: 2% · 7.6 miConneaut Lake: 2% · 6.9 miMeadville 11%Linesville 10%Conneaut Township 4%Erie 4%Pine Township
Pine TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
33%Under 10 mi53 residents
37%10–24 mi60 residents
18%25–50 mi29 residents
13%Over 50 mi21 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Pine Township

The biggest share goes to Conneaut Township (4%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Conneaut Township23 min
Sadsbury Township25 min
Pine Township26 min
Summit Township28 min
North Shenango Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownPine Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pine Township–——26 min$53,958
North Shenango Townshipunder 3%DC+34 min$51,563
Conneaut Township4%C−B−23 min$57,933
Summit Townshipunder 3%C−B−28 min$56,375
Sadsbury Townshipunder 3%B−B−25 min$70,000

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pine Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pine Township: questions

What is the median household income in Pine Township?

$53,958 (±$8,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pine Township?

3.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pine Township?

26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pine Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meadville (11%, 15 mi), Linesville (10%, 1 mi), Vernon Township (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pine 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 Pine Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Pine Township

Pine Township home →

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.