Maj. John Neff Homestead · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Fewer people are out of work in Potter Township (2.9%) than in 71% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. Potter Township grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 7% work in Potter Township itself; outside it, College Township draws the most (22%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The figures behind Potter Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Potter Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #556 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Potter Township’s grade up (5.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 30% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Potter Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Potter Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,385 residents head out to work, 105 work right here, and 779 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Potter Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Potter Township ends
Where Potter Township clocks in
22% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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 jobs make up 32% of work in Potter Township
884 jobs are based in Potter Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Potter Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,033 → 884. 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 Potter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Potter Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Potter Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,430 commuters (the 13% 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.
Miles to work from Potter Township
About 18% 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.
Potter Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Potter Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #874 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Potter 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 1,637 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Potter Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Potter Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Potter Township places 1,657th of 4,474 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 26 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,655 | Northwood NH | 4,757 | $129K | 7.5% | 3.6% | 9% | B |
| 1,656 | Gilmanton NH | 4,060 | $117K | 4.0% | 5.2% | 6% | B |
| 1,657 | Potter Township PA | 3,637 | $75K | 5.1% | 2.9% | 7% | B |
| 1,658 | Goldstream AK | 3,294 | $104K | 4.7% | 3.7% | — | B |
| 1,659 | Seven Lakes NC | 4,535 | $91K | 8.8% | 2.3% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Potter Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 12% of Potter Township
The biggest share goes to Benner Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Potter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potter Township | – | B | C− | 25 min | $75,385 |
| Benner Township | 4% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $101,228 |
| Gregg Township | 3% | B− | B | 29 min | $67,292 |
| Armagh Township | under 2% | C | D | 31 min | $74,278 |
| Spring Township | 3% | B | B+ | 20 min | $77,266 |
| Harris Township | 2% | B | A− | 16 min | $103,377 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Potter 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 Potter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Potter Township?
$75,385 (±$7,254) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Potter Township?
5.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Potter Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Potter Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (22%, 8 mi), State College (10%, 10 mi), Ferguson Township (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Potter Township walkable?
Potter Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Potter Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Potter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Potter 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. 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.