Joanna Furnace Complex · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Most of Robeson Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 1,127 jobs in Robeson Township, and 3,221 of its residents work somewhere. Robeson Township grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Home is the office for 24% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Robeson Township and work: the main findings
Robeson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
No single place dominates Robeson Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Caernarvon Township, gets only 7% of working residents, and 62% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Robeson Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
A lot of Robeson Township works from home
24% of Robeson Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Robeson Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Robeson Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #303 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Robeson Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Robeson Township’s commute takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Robeson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,722 commuters (the 24% 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.
7% of working residents work in Caernarvon Township
Where Robeson Township clocks in
7% 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.
How many people are in Robeson Township by day
On a workday 2,993 residents head out to work, 228 work right here, and 899 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in Robeson Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Goods jobs make up 32% of work in Robeson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robeson Township, 2014 → 2024: 876 → 1,127. 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 Robeson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Robeson 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.
Most of Robeson Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Robeson Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #846 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Robeson Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,582 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.8% of Robeson Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Robeson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,500, Robeson Township ranks 757th of 2,983 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 22 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 54 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 755 | Laketon Township MI | 7,721 | $98K | 5.6% | 2.4% | 4% | A− |
| 756 | Mason MI | 8,264 | $79K | 5.3% | 2.9% | 11% | A− |
| 757 | Robeson Township PA | 7,805 | $93K | 8.1% | 2.6% | 7% | A− |
| 758 | Vero Lake Estates FL | 6,559 | $83K | 5.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 759 | Lake Goodwin WA | 5,536 | $105K | 3.5% | 2.6% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,983 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Robeson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
14% of Robeson Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Caernarvon Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robeson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robeson Township | – | A− | C | 38 min | $93,009 |
| New Morgan | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Exeter Township | 3% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $100,083 |
| Birdsboro | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $86,290 |
| Cumru Township | 4% | A | B− | 23 min | $90,797 |
| Caernarvon Township | 7% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | A | C− | 31 min | $113,159 |
| Brecknock Township | under 2% | A− | C | 25 min | $129,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. New Morgan: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Caernarvon Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Robeson 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 Robeson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Robeson Township?
$93,009 (±$11,245) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robeson Township?
8.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Robeson Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Robeson Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caernarvon Township (7%, 5 mi), Reading (6%, 7 mi), Cumru Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Robeson Township walkable?
Robeson Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Robeson Township without a car?
<1% 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 Robeson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robeson 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.