Y Covered Bridge No. 156 · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Sugarloaf Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Commuters spend 35 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Only 5% stay in Sugarloaf Township for work; outside it, Mahoning Township is the main destination (7%, 25 miles). 363 jobs are based in Sugarloaf Township, against 326 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Sugarloaf Township
Sugarloaf Township makes and builds things
87% of the jobs based in Sugarloaf Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Sugarloaf Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Sugarloaf Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 326 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Sugarloaf Township works in goods: 87% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sugarloaf Township, 2013 → 2023: 248 → 363. 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 Sugarloaf Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Sugarloaf Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sugarloaf Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 462 commuters (the 11% 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 Sugarloaf Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 310 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 347 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 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.
Where Sugarloaf Township’s working residents head each day
Where Sugarloaf Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Sugarloaf Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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.
How Sugarloaf Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sugarloaf Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $67,857 |
| Jackson Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Davidson Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Benton Township | under 4% | C+ | B | 26 min | $73,664 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township and Davidson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sugarloaf 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 Sugarloaf Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sugarloaf Township?
$67,857 (±$15,454) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sugarloaf Township?
6.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sugarloaf Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sugarloaf Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (7%, 25 mi), Bloomsburg (6%, 19 mi), Benton (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sugarloaf 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 Sugarloaf Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sugarloaf 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.