Photo: Smallbones · Public domainAt 0.8%, unemployment in Saville Township is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). The two grades for Saville Township are A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 6% stay in Saville Township for work; outside it, Harrisburg is the main destination (6%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Saville Township at work: what stands out
Saville Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (30 to 36 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Saville Township is a place people come home to
There are 299 jobs based in Saville Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Saville Township has about 1,900 people in it, 30% 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.
The figures behind Saville Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Saville Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #372 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Saville Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Saville Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Saville Township’s commute takes about 47 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Saville Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,083 commuters (the 8% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Saville Township
On a workday 1,026 residents head out to work, 66 work right here, and 233 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Saville Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.27 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Saville Township: the destinations
Where Saville Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 53% of jobs based in Saville Township
299 jobs are based in Saville Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Saville Township, 2013 → 2023: 225 → 299. 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 Saville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Saville Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
For most of Saville Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Saville Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #794 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,182 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). 17.3% of Saville Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Saville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Saville Township next to U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600: 969th of 4,797 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 967 | Danby Township MI | 2,997 | $93K | 3.8% | 3.7% | 1% | A− |
| 968 | Pleasant Township OH | 3,138 | $78K | 6.4% | 1.8% | 3% | A− |
| 969 | Saville Township PA | 2,650 | $83K | 4.5% | 0.8% | 6% | A− |
| 970 | Fox Lake Hills IL | 2,399 | $112K | 3.2% | 8.2% | 1% | A− |
| 971 | North Hopewell Township PA | 2,805 | $109K | 3.6% | 4.9% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Saville Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to Saville Township
The biggest share goes to Tyrone Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Saville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saville Township | – | A− | C | 47 min | $82,958 |
| Centre Township | under 3% | A− | D | 36 min | $90,243 |
| Spruce Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Northeast Madison Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Turbett Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Tyrone Township | 5% | C+ | B | 31 min | $70,347 |
Same-state neighbors only. Spruce Hill Township, Northeast Madison Township and Turbett Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Saville 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 Saville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Saville Township?
$82,958 (±$15,956) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Saville Township?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Saville Township?
47 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Saville Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (6%, 27 mi), Tyrone Township (5%, 10 mi), Silver Spring Township (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Saville Township walkable?
Saville Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Saville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Saville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Saville 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. 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.