Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Sweden Township works elsewhere
Employers in Sweden Township report 103 jobs; 289 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Sweden Township itself; outside it, Coudersport draws the most (30%, 5 miles). Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Sweden Township stands out on work
The places Sweden Township commutes to
Where Sweden Township clocks in
30% 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.
Sweden Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Sweden 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.
62% of the jobs in Sweden Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sweden Township, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 103. 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 Sweden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Sweden Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sweden Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 286 commuters (the 13% 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 Sweden Township works
About 25% 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.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Sweden Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sweden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $61,000 |
| Eulalia Township | 15% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Allegany Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eulalia Township: not graded. Summit Township and Allegany Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Eulalia Township. Darker towns draw more of Sweden 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 Sweden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sweden Township?
$61,000 (±$21,799) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sweden Township?
20.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sweden Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sweden Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coudersport (30%, 5 mi), Eulalia Township (15%, 7 mi), Bingham Township (2%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sweden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sweden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sweden 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.