Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA job hub: Potter Township has 5.3 jobs per working resident, and 1,067 people come in to work
The average commute takes 27 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Potter Township report 1,071 jobs for 203 working residents. Only 2% work in Potter Township; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (8%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Potter Township apart
Potter Township fills up on a workday
Potter Township has 1,071 jobs, 5.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,400 people are in town, more than double the 520 who live here. Day and night ↓
Potter Township makes and builds things
73% of the jobs based in Potter Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Potter Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 13%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Potter Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
90% of the jobs based in Potter Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 65% of the jobs Potter Township residents hold. 100% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Potter Township. The jobs ↓
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 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Potter Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 199 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 1,400 people are in Potter Township on a workday afternoon, 166% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 73% of Potter Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Potter Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,315 → 1,071. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Potter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to Potter Township: where workers come from
Where Potter Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
How long Potter Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 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 285 commuters (the 10% 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 far Potter Township goes to work
About 16% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Potter Township
The biggest share goes to Center Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Potter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potter Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $125,417 |
| Raccoon Township | under 3% | B | C− | 26 min | $84,792 |
| Shippingport | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Center Township | 7% | A− | B+ | 24 min | $89,346 |
| Industry | under 3% | B− | B− | 28 min | $75,694 |
| Vanport Township | under 3% | C | A− | 25 min | $41,310 |
| Beaver | under 3% | B | A+ | 24 min | $81,156 |
Same-state neighbors only. Shippingport: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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 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 Potter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Potter Township?
$125,417 (±$49,278) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Potter Township?
2.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Potter Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Potter Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (8%, 24 mi), Center Township (7%, 3 mi), Moon Township (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Potter Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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), 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.