Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Schuylkill Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
6% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%). Employers in Schuylkill Township report 128 jobs, against 531 working residents. For jobs and income Schuylkill Township is better than 40% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Schuylkill Township, in a few figures
Schuylkill Township is a place people come home to
There are 128 jobs based in Schuylkill Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Schuylkill Township has about 680 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Schuylkill Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 531 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Schuylkill Township’s grade explained
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Schuylkill Township’s grade.
Unemployment (4.4%) is left out: Schuylkill Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Schuylkill Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Schuylkill Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 524 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Schuylkill Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
About 33 minutes to work from Schuylkill Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schuylkill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 464 commuters (the 6% 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.
5% of working residents work in Tamaqua
Where Schuylkill Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Schuylkill Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schuylkill Township, 2013 → 2023: 121 → 128. 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 Schuylkill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Schuylkill Township
About 18% 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.
Schuylkill Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 492 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). 7.2% of Schuylkill Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Schuylkill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500, Schuylkill Township ranks 1,683rd of 3,771 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,681 | De Smet SD | 1,032 | $67K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 31% | C+ |
| 1,682 | Lycoming Township PA | 1,486 | $72K | 10.8% | 3.2% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,683 | Schuylkill Township PA | 1,079 | $72K | 9.9% | 4.4% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,684 | Overfield Township PA | 1,429 | $65K | 10.0% | 7.2% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,685 | Jones Valley CA | 1,122 | $82K | 7.8% | 9.9% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Schuylkill Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 10% of Schuylkill Township
The biggest share goes to Walker Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Schuylkill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill Township | – | C+ | C | 33 min | $71,500 |
| Walker Township | 5% | B+ | B | 22 min | $88,571 |
| Tamaqua | 5% | D | A | 25 min | $46,176 |
| Blythe Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Ryan Township | under 2% | B | D | 28 min | $91,176 |
Same-state neighbors only. Blythe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Schuylkill Township?
$71,500 (±$13,333) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schuylkill Township?
9.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schuylkill Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schuylkill Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tamaqua (5%, 5 mi), Pottsville (5%, 13 mi), Rush Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Schuylkill Township walkable?
Schuylkill Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schuylkill 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.