Steuben Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
147 jobs are based in Steuben Township, against 294 working residents. Only 3% work in Steuben Township itself; outside it, Meadville draws the most (9%, 17 miles). 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Steuben Township stands out on work
The trip to work from Steuben Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Steuben Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 322 commuters (the 3% 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.
Who works in Steuben Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 139 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Steuben Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where people from Steuben Township work
Where Steuben Township clocks in
9% 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.
What Steuben Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Steuben Township, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 147. 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 Steuben Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Steuben Township commutes
About 16% 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.
Around Steuben Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Steuben Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steuben Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $77,143 |
| Rome Township | under 3% | D | C | 30 min | $58,816 |
| Athens Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Troy Township | 3% | C | C+ | 32 min | $71,202 |
| Richmond Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 23 min | $69,145 |
Same-state neighbors only. Athens Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Troy Township. Darker towns draw more of Steuben 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 Steuben Township: questions
What is the median household income in Steuben Township?
$77,143 (±$22,004) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Steuben Township?
9.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Steuben Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Steuben Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meadville (9%, 17 mi), Titusville (8%, 10 mi), Erie (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Steuben Township without a car?
1% 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 Steuben Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Steuben 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.