Porter Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 40% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 54% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 6% work in Porter Township; the top destination outside it is Union Township (6%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Porter Township, in brief
Few Porter Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Porter Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 810 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Porter Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Porter Township is better than 40% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Porter Township’s grade up (7.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Porter Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 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 1,080 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.
Porter Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 758 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 349 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Porter Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
6% of working residents work in Union Township
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Porter Township clocks in
6% 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.
67% of the jobs in Porter Township pay over $3,333 a month
401 jobs are based in Porter Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Porter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Porter Township, 2013 → 2023: 399 → 401. 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.
Half of Porter Township commutes less than 18 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 21% 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.
Most trips from Porter Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Porter Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Porter Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,112 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). 7.3% of Porter Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Porter Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Porter Township is 2,956th of 5,641 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Porter Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 29 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | South Coventry Township PA | 2,822 | $158K | 0.9% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,954 | Todd Township PA | 1,617 | $74K | 7.9% | 3.5% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,955 | Napier Township PA | 2,042 | $62K | 11.1% | 2.3% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,956 | Porter Township PA | 2,188 | $73K | 7.2% | 5.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,957 | Westminster VT | 2,932 | $71K | 8.8% | 4.3% | 12% | C+ |
| 2,958 | Washington Township IN | 1,864 | $75K | 12.8% | 8.3% | 5% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Porter Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Tremont Township (3%). Darker towns draw more of Porter Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Porter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | – | C+ | C− | 31 min | $72,500 |
| Tremont Township | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Hegins Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $92,861 |
| Williams Township | under 2% | C− | D | 39 min | $78,182 |
Same-state neighbors only. Tremont Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Porter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Porter Township?
$72,500 (±$13,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Porter Township?
7.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Porter Township?
31 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?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Union Township (6%, 11 mi), Washington Township (4%, 16 mi), Tremont Township (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Porter Township walkable?
Porter Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Porter Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% 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), 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.