Photo: Adam Moss from East Amherst, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Sharon Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
101 jobs are based in Sharon Township for 263 working residents. Working residents average 28 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Home is the office for 2% 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
Work and commuting in Sharon Township, in brief
A lot of Sharon Township workers cross into New York
28% of Sharon Township workers work outside Pennsylvania, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Olean (8%), Wellsville (5%) and Portville (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Few Sharon Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 263 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
11% of working residents work in Shinglehouse
Where Sharon Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Commuting from Sharon Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sharon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 286 commuters (the 2% 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.
A workday in Sharon Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Sharon Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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, not services: 76% of the jobs in Sharon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sharon Township, 2014 → 2024: 137 → 101. 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 Sharon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Sharon Township, by distance
About 26% 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.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Sharon Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sharon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $78,393 |
| Shinglehouse | 11% | C− | A | 21 min | $47,315 |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Oswayo Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ceres Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley Township and Oswayo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Ceres Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Shinglehouse. Darker towns draw more of Sharon 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 Sharon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sharon Township?
$78,393 (±$11,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sharon Township?
11.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sharon Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sharon Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shinglehouse (11%, 3 mi), Olean (8%, 18 mi), Coudersport (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sharon 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 Sharon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sharon 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.