Ringgold Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
37 jobs are based in Ringgold Township, and 283 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Ringgold Township; the top destination outside it is Punxsutawney (16%, 11 miles). Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ringgold Township at work: what stands out
Ringgold Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 48 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 368 hours of commuting, 169 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (17 to 36 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Ringgold Township is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Ringgold Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ringgold Township has about 510 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ringgold Township and Punxsutawney trade workers both ways
Punxsutawney is the top workplace for Ringgold Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Ringgold Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 283 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 48 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ringgold Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 346 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.
In and out of Ringgold Township on a workday
On a workday 282 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Ringgold Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where the trip to work from Ringgold Township ends
Where Ringgold Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
Ringgold Township makes things: 57% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ringgold Township, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 37. 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 Ringgold Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Ringgold Township, by distance
About 27% 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.
Ringgold Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Oliver Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ringgold Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringgold Township | – | — | — | 48 min | $62,000 |
| Beaver Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Porter Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Timblin | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Worthville | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Oliver Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Redbank Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaver Township, Porter Township, Timblin, Worthville, Oliver Township and Redbank Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ringgold 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 Ringgold Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ringgold Township?
$62,000 (±$15,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ringgold Township?
10.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ringgold Township?
48 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ringgold Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Punxsutawney (16%, 11 mi), Brookville (9%, 12 mi), Young Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ringgold 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 Ringgold Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ringgold 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.