Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Sullivan Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 121 jobs in Sullivan Township, against 544 working residents. Jobs and income earn Sullivan Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 2% work in Sullivan Township itself; outside it, Wellsboro draws the most (8%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Sullivan Township stands out on work
Sullivan Township is a place people come home to
There are 121 jobs based in Sullivan Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sullivan Township has about 1,000 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sullivan Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 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 544 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Sullivan Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Sullivan Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Sullivan Township’s grade up (6.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (4.4%) is left out: Sullivan Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Sullivan Township could be anywhere from C to B.
A workday in Sullivan Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 532 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Sullivan Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Time on the road from Sullivan Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sullivan Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 622 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.
Out of Sullivan Township to work: where people go
Where Sullivan 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.
66% of the jobs in Sullivan Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sullivan Township, 2013 → 2023: 110 → 121. 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 Sullivan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Sullivan Township goes to work
About 29% 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.
Few in Sullivan Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sullivan Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 700 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Sullivan Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Sullivan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Sullivan Township is 2,249th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,247 | Cerro Gordo Township IL | 1,887 | $86K | 12.5% | 5.9% | 6% | B− |
| 2,248 | Moorland Township MI | 1,767 | $74K | 9.5% | 5.9% | 1% | B− |
| 2,249 | Sullivan Township PA | 1,443 | $88K | 6.3% | 4.4% | 2% | B− |
| 2,250 | Auburn Township PA | 1,737 | $89K | 6.4% | 4.5% | 4% | B− |
| 2,251 | Koontz Lake IN | 1,182 | $81K | 11.0% | 8.2% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Sullivan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Sullivan Township
The biggest share goes to Covington Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sullivan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Township | – | B− | C | 32 min | $87,679 |
| Ward Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Rutland Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Columbia Township | under 2% | C | C | 26 min | $69,688 |
| Covington Township | 4% | C | C | 20 min | $69,545 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ward Township and Rutland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sullivan 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 Sullivan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sullivan Township?
$87,679 (±$9,860) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sullivan Township?
6.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sullivan Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sullivan Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wellsboro (8%, 18 mi), Mansfield (7%, 6 mi), Blossburg (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sullivan Township walkable?
Sullivan Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sullivan Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sullivan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sullivan 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.