Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Stevens Township works elsewhere
Employers in Stevens Township report 78 jobs, against 169 working residents. Only 2% stay in Stevens Township for work; outside it, Wyalusing Township is the main destination (8%, 7 miles). The trip to work takes 24 minutes on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Stevens Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 166 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Stevens Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Commuting out of Stevens Township: the destinations
Where Stevens Township clocks in
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.
Goods, not services: 67% of the jobs in Stevens Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stevens Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,076 → 78. 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 Stevens Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Stevens Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stevens Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where in the region Stevens Township works
About 24% 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.
Stevens Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Herrick Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stevens Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $63,000 |
| Herrick Township | 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Pike Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Rush Township | under 2% | D | C | 28 min | $61,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Herrick Township and Pike Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stevens 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 Stevens Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stevens Township?
$63,000 (±$12,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stevens Township?
9.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stevens Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stevens Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wyalusing Township (8%, 7 mi), Orwell Township (8%, 9 mi), Sayre (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stevens Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stevens Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stevens 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.