Porter Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 19 jobs in Porter Township, against 96 working residents. Only 3% stay in Porter Township for work; outside it, Punxsutawney is the main destination (16%, 10 miles). The average commute takes 36 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Porter Township
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Porter Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Porter Township to work: where people go
Where Porter Township clocks in
16% of workers
13% 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.
Goods, not services: 32% of the jobs in Porter Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Porter Township, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 19. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Porter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 36 minutes each way for Porter Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Porter Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 112 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 many miles Porter Township commutes
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Porter Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Porter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $46,406 |
| Ringgold Township | 3% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Redbank Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Timblin | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| West Mahoning Township | under 3% | D− | B+ | 39 min | $55,156 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ringgold Township, Redbank Township and Timblin: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ringgold Township. Darker towns draw more of Porter 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 2024, 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 Porter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Porter Township?
$46,406 (±$20,728) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Porter Township?
30.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Porter Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Porter Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Punxsutawney (16%, 10 mi), Brookville (13%, 16 mi), Young Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Porter Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Porter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Porter Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.