Porter TownshipPA
A town of 293, settled in 1850.
Is Porter Township a good place to live?
30% of residents live below the poverty line in Porter Township, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 320, at 472 acres. Porter Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
293 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Porter Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Porter Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Porter Township.
Most of Porter Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Porter Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 36 minutes, Porter Township’s average trip to work is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The median household income in Porter Township is $46,000.
| Porter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Porter Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Porter Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Porter Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Porter Township is
Porter Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 20% of Porter Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Porter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Porter Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Porter Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Porter Township has set aside 4.2% of its land for conservation
1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Porter Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 320 | — | 472 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Porter Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Porter Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Porter Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Porter Township for work
Where Porter Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Porter Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Porter Township, PA a good place to live?
Porter Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.