Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0More people are out of work in Pine Grove Township (8.7%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
3.0% of residents live below the poverty line; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. Pine Grove Township grades B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. About one in ten stay in Pine Grove Township for work; outside it, Pine Grove is the main destination (9%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Pine Grove Township: the gist
Pine Grove Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Pine Grove Township
65% of Pine Grove Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Pine Grove Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Pine Grove Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pine Grove Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #652 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Pine Grove Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pine Grove Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Time on the road from Pine Grove Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Grove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,868 commuters (the 10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 33% of the jobs in Pine Grove Township
862 jobs are based in Pine Grove Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 850 → 862. 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 Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Pine Grove Township
On a workday 1,659 residents head out to work, 160 work right here, and 702 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Pine Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.47 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Pine Grove Township to work: where people go
Where Pine Grove Township clocks in
9% 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.
Where in the region Pine Grove Township works
About 18% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Pine Grove Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pine Grove Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #969 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,070 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). 2.1% of Pine Grove Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pine Grove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,023 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500, Pine Grove Township comes 1,946th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,944 | Allenstown NH | 4,882 | $73K | 11.9% | 2.7% | 4% | B− |
| 1,945 | Kiskiminetas Township PA | 4,522 | $65K | 10.4% | 2.1% | 8% | B− |
| 1,946 | Pine Grove Township PA | 4,109 | $85K | 3.0% | 8.7% | 9% | B− |
| 1,947 | North Beaver Township PA | 3,934 | $71K | 5.3% | 6.4% | 9% | B− |
| 1,948 | Highgate VT | 3,575 | $81K | 8.1% | 2.4% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Pine Grove Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Pine Grove Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Bethel Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove Township | – | B− | D | 33 min | $84,934 |
| Bethel Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $93,958 |
| Washington Township | 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $89,306 |
| Tremont Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tremont Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pine Grove 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 Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Grove Township?
$84,934 (±$16,592) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Grove Township?
3.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Grove Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Grove Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine Grove (9%, 2 mi), Union Township (3%, 10 mi), South Lebanon Township (3%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pine Grove Township walkable?
Pine Grove Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pine Grove 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 Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine Grove 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.