Work and commuting in Sandy Creek Township
Sandy Creek Township has 178 jobs for 270 working residents. Only 3% work in Sandy Creek Township itself; outside it, Perry Township draws the most (6%, 4 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Sandy Creek Township stands out on work
How long Sandy Creek Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandy Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 269 commuters (the 12% 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.
Sandy Creek Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 171 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Sandy Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Sandy Creek Township work
Where Sandy Creek Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Sandy Creek Township makes things: 84% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandy Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 177 → 178. 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 Sandy Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sandy Creek Township
About 29% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Sandy Creek Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sandy Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Creek Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $60,313 |
| Greenwood Township | 2% | C | D− | 23 min | $76,071 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Perry Township | 6% | C | C− | 28 min | $60,250 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Salem Township and Deer Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Perry Township. Darker towns draw more of Sandy 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 Sandy Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sandy Creek Township?
$60,313 (±$9,702) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandy Creek Township?
17.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandy Creek Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandy Creek Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Perry Township (6%, 4 mi), Hermitage (4%, 19 mi), West Salem Township (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sandy Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sandy Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandy 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.