Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainWork, pay and getting to work in Reed Township
Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Only 1% work in Reed Township; the top destination outside it is Susquehanna Township (10%, 9 miles). 124 jobs are based in Reed Township, and 97 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Reed Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 96 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 123 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Reed Township on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Reed Township ends
Where Reed Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
What Reed Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reed Township, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 124. 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 Reed Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Reed Township: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reed Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 19% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Reed Township
About 20% 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 Reed Township
The biggest share goes to Halifax Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reed Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $80,417 |
| Penn Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 27 min | $59,053 |
| Middle Paxton Township | under 3% | A− | D | 25 min | $80,391 |
| Watts Township | under 3% | A− | D | 31 min | $94,375 |
| Duncannon | under 3% | C+ | A− | 26 min | $51,103 |
| Halifax Township | 8% | B− | B+ | 27 min | $70,854 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reed 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 Reed Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reed Township?
$80,417 (±$15,037) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reed Township?
6.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reed Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reed Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Susquehanna Township (10%, 9 mi), Harrisburg (8%, 11 mi), Halifax Township (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Reed Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reed Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reed 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.