Photo: User:Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Summit Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Summit Township for work; outside it, Coudersport is the main destination (15%, 9 miles). Summit Township has 16 jobs, against 41 working residents. 7% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Summit Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Summit Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 the trip to work from Summit Township ends
Where Summit Township clocks in
15% of workers
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 44% of the jobs in Summit Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summit Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 16. 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 Summit Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Summit Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summit Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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 distance from Summit Township to work
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.
How Summit Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summit Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $48,750 |
| Wharton Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Homer Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Sweden Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Sylvania Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| West Branch Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wharton Township, Homer Township, Sweden Township, Sylvania Township and West Branch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Summit 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 Summit Township: questions
What is the median household income in Summit Township?
$48,750 (±$37,342) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summit Township?
10.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summit Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summit Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coudersport (15%, 9 mi), Eulalia Township (15%, 10 mi), Emporium (10%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Summit 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 Summit Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summit 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.