Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Roaring Creek Township works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Roaring Creek Township report 12 jobs, against 238 working residents. Hardly any stay in Roaring Creek Township for work; outside it, Mahoning Township is the main destination (13%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Roaring Creek Township apart
Who leaves Roaring Creek Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 238 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Roaring Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Roaring Creek Township commutes to
Where Roaring Creek Township clocks in
13% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
In Roaring Creek Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roaring Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 12. 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 Roaring Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Roaring Creek Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roaring Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 298 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Roaring Creek Township
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.
The towns around Roaring Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roaring Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roaring Creek Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $97,708 |
| Locust Township | under 3% | B | D− | 26 min | $72,292 |
| Beaver Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Main Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 22 min | $70,893 |
| Union Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 29 min | $85,379 |
| Catawissa Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaver Township: not graded. Catawissa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roaring Creek 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 Roaring Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Roaring Creek Township?
$97,708 (±$26,703) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roaring Creek Township?
2.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roaring Creek Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roaring Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (13%, 14 mi), Bloomsburg (6%, 9 mi), Ralpho Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Roaring Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roaring Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roaring Creek 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.