A job hub: Sergeant Township has 2.5 jobs per working resident, and 138 people come in to work
Only 4% work in Sergeant Township itself; outside it, Bradford draws the most (16%, 21 miles). There are 140 jobs in Sergeant Township for 55 working residents. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Sergeant Township
On a workday 53 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 220 people are in Sergeant Township on a workday afternoon, 63% more 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.
The towns that send workers to Sergeant Township
Where Sergeant Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
Sergeant Township works in goods: 89% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sergeant Township, 2013 → 2023: 228 → 140. 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 Sergeant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sergeant Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 commuters (the 17% 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.
How far Sergeant Township’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
How Sergeant Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hamlin Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sergeant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $38,333 |
| Jones Township | under 4% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $67,500 |
| Hamlin Township | 5% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Norwich Township | under 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wetmore Township | under 4% | C+ | D | 22 min | $82,988 |
| Shippen Township | under 4% | D | C− | 19 min | $62,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamlin Township and Norwich Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sergeant 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 Sergeant Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sergeant Township?
$38,333 (±$18,275) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sergeant Township?
30.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sergeant Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sergeant Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bradford (16%, 21 mi), Smethport (9%, 12 mi), Olean (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sergeant Township without a car?
0% 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 Sergeant Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sergeant 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.