Spring Creek Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. 15 jobs are based in Spring Creek Township; 88 of its residents have a job. 8% 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
The workday shuffle in and out of Spring Creek Township
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Spring Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
18% of working residents work in Ridgway Township
Where Spring Creek Township clocks in
18% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 33% of the jobs in Spring Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Spring Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes to work from Spring Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 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.
How far Spring Creek 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.
Spring Creek Township and its neighbors: 18% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $55,781 |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Millstone Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Ridgway Township | 18% | B | C− | 21 min | $76,691 |
| Horton Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 23 min | $54,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Highland Township and Millstone Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ridgway Township. Darker towns draw more of Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Creek Township?
$55,781 (±$7,583) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Creek Township?
7.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Creek Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ridgway Township (18%, 8 mi), St. Marys (13%, 18 mi), Kane (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Creek 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.