At 10.5%, unemployment in Snyder Township is higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Snyder Township; the top destination outside it is Tyrone (9%, 2 miles). The two grades for Snyder Township are C for jobs and income and C for walkability. 6% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Snyder Township
Snyder Township makes and builds things
57% of the jobs based in Snyder Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Snyder Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Snyder Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
72% of the jobs based in Snyder Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 56% of the jobs Snyder Township residents hold. 88% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Snyder Township. The jobs ↓
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.
How Snyder Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Snyder Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #855 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Snyder Township’s grade up (7.8%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Snyder Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
A place that makes things: 57% of Snyder Township’s jobs are in goods
1,491 jobs are based in Snyder Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Snyder Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,402 → 1,491. 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 Snyder Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Snyder Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 985 residents head out to work, 186 work right here, and 1,305 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Snyder Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Snyder Township to work: where people go
Where Snyder Township clocks in
9% 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.
About 26 minutes to work from Snyder Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Snyder Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,385 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Snyder Township
About 28% 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.
Driving is how Snyder Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Snyder Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #759 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,477 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). 3.0% of Snyder Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Snyder Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Snyder Township places 3,143rd of 4,593 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 66 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,141 | Riverview MO | 2,330 | $48K | 24.9% | 4.9% | 1% | C |
| 3,142 | Thermopolis WY | 2,721 | $65K | 18.6% | 1.1% | 53% | C |
| 3,143 | Snyder Township PA | 3,320 | $71K | 7.8% | 10.5% | 16% | C |
| 3,144 | Granite Falls MN | 2,691 | $59K | 7.7% | 4.7% | 29% | C |
| 3,145 | Fort Edward NY | 3,128 | $72K | 13.6% | 5.8% | 5% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Snyder Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to Snyder Township
The biggest share goes to Antis Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Snyder Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snyder Township | – | C | C | 26 min | $71,071 |
| Warriors Mark Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 27 min | $87,350 |
| Tyrone Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $91,667 |
| Taylor Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Antis Township | 5% | B− | C | 26 min | $71,889 |
| Gulich Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 33 min | $82,457 |
Same-state neighbors only. Taylor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Snyder 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 Snyder Township: questions
What is the median household income in Snyder Township?
$71,071 (±$19,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Snyder Township?
7.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Snyder Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Snyder Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tyrone (9%, 2 mi), Altoona (9%, 16 mi), Antis Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Snyder Township walkable?
Snyder Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Snyder 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 Snyder Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Snyder 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.