Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Most of Porter Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Porter Township has 24 jobs, against 212 working residents. Only 2% work in Porter Township; the top destination outside it is Barrett Township (7%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 56 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Porter Township
Porter Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 56 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 429 hours of commuting, 230 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Porter Township is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in Porter Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Porter Township has about 390 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 212 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Getting to work from Porter Township takes about 56 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.8 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 102 commuters (the 14% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Porter Township
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Porter Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
How far it is to work from Porter Township
About 30% 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.
Where Porter Township’s working residents head each day
Where Porter Township clocks in
7% of workers
4% 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.
Most jobs in Porter Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Porter Township, 2014 → 2024: 35 → 24. 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.
Next door to Porter Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Porter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | – | — | — | 56 min | $67,857 |
| Middle Smithfield Township | under 3% | C | B | 50 min | $88,026 |
| Price Township | under 3% | B− | C | 41 min | $82,898 |
| Lehman Township | under 3% | D | B− | 53 min | $66,870 |
| Delaware Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 57 min | $86,478 |
| Greene Township | 2% | D | C | 44 min | $64,219 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greene 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?
$67,857 (±$9,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Porter Township?
7.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Porter Township?
56 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Porter Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Barrett Township (7%, 8 mi), Milford (4%, 16 mi), New York City (3%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Porter Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 6% 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.