With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Tell Township works elsewhere
Only 3% stay in Tell Township for work; outside it, Dublin Township is the main destination (11%, 8 miles). There are 49 jobs in Tell Township; 219 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 40 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Tell Township
Tell Township is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Tell Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tell Township has about 380 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Tell Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 107 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 219 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Tell Township
On a workday 213 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Tell Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Each way, about 40 minutes from Tell Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tell Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 10% 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.
Commuting out of Tell Township: the destinations
Where Tell Township clocks in
11% 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.
67% of the jobs in Tell Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tell Township, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 49. 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 Tell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Tell Township
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.
The towns next door employ 20% of Tell Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tell Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $76,699 |
| Cromwell Township | 4% | D | C− | 31 min | $52,054 |
| Shirley Township | 5% | C− | C− | 41 min | $49,750 |
| Fannett Township | under 3% | C | C− | 36 min | $65,653 |
| Lack Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Dublin Township | 11% | C− | C− | 45 min | $68,472 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lack Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Dublin Township. Darker towns draw more of Tell 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 Tell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tell Township?
$76,699 (±$3,476) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tell Township?
3.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tell Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tell Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dublin Township (11%, 8 mi), Ayr Township (5%, 30 mi), Shirley Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tell Township without a car?
0% 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 Tell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tell 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.