Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Plum Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Plum Township itself; outside it, Franklin draws the most (12%, 13 miles). Plum Township has 47 jobs, and 381 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Plum Township: the gist
How a workday changes Plum Township
On a workday 379 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Plum Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
The towns that employ Plum Township’s residents
Where Plum Township clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Plum Township: what the 47 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plum Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 47. 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 Plum Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Plum Township takes 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 Plum Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 342 commuters (the 9% 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 Plum Township goes to work
About 26% 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.
Plum Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Oakland Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plum Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $63,438 |
| Troy Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 32 min | $71,202 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Oakland Township | 2% | C+ | D | 23 min | $77,500 |
| Cherrytree Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 25 min | $56,971 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $75,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plum 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 Plum Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plum Township?
$63,438 (±$16,464) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plum Township?
13.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plum Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plum Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin (12%, 13 mi), Sugarcreek (10%, 9 mi), Oil City (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plum 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 Plum Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plum 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.