Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainMost of Spruce Hill Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Spruce Hill Township itself; outside it, Walker Township draws the most (8%, 11 miles). 30 jobs are based in Spruce Hill Township, and 318 of its residents work somewhere. For 8% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Spruce Hill Township
Spruce Hill Township is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Spruce Hill Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Spruce Hill Township has about 510 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Spruce Hill Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 318 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Spruce Hill Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 318 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Spruce Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The daily trip from Spruce Hill Township: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spruce Hill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 298 commuters (the 7% 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.
The towns that employ Spruce Hill Township’s residents
Where Spruce Hill Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Spruce Hill Township works in goods: 57% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spruce Hill Township, 2014 → 2024: 13 → 30. 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 Spruce Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Spruce Hill Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Spruce Hill Township
The biggest share goes to Milford Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spruce Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Hill Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $65,313 |
| Beale Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Milford Township | 3% | B− | C− | 35 min | $66,250 |
| Northeast Madison Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Saville Township | under 3% | A− | C | 47 min | $82,958 |
| Turbett Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Tuscarora Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 44 min | $52,065 |
Same-state neighbors only. Beale Township, Northeast Madison Township and Turbett Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spruce Hill 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 Spruce Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spruce Hill Township?
$65,313 (±$13,024) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spruce Hill Township?
6.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spruce Hill Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spruce Hill Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walker Township (8%, 11 mi), Fermanagh Township (8%, 11 mi), Delaware Township (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Spruce Hill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spruce Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spruce Hill 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.