Photo: Nicholas from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0Most of Reilly Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Reilly Township has 64 jobs, against 270 working residents. Hardly any work in Reilly Township itself; outside it, Tremont draws the most (8%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Reilly Township and work: the main findings
Fewer jobs are based in Reilly Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Reilly Township fell from 311 in 2013 to 64 in 2023, −79%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Reilly Township is a place people come home to
There are 64 jobs based in Reilly Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Reilly Township has about 440 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 270 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
73% of the jobs in Reilly Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reilly Township, 2013 → 2023: 311 → 64. 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 Reilly Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Reilly Township
On a workday 268 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Reilly 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Reilly Township’s residents
Where Reilly Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Time on the road from Reilly Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reilly Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 276 commuters (the 5% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Reilly Township
About 15% 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.
Around Reilly Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Tremont Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reilly Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reilly Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $41,667 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $89,306 |
| Frailey Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Branch Township | under 2% | B− | D | 33 min | $79,139 |
| Cass Township | under 2% | B | D | 29 min | $81,917 |
| Tremont Township | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 32 min | $98,300 |
Same-state neighbors only. Frailey Township and Tremont Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reilly 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 Reilly Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reilly Township?
$41,667 (±$22,105) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reilly Township?
18.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reilly Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reilly Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tremont (8%, 3 mi), Pottsville (8%, 7 mi), Pine Grove (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Reilly Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reilly Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reilly 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.