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Jobs & commute in Toboyne Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Toboyne Township works elsewhere

A typical one-way commute from Toboyne Township lasts 39 minutes (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Employers in Toboyne Township report 25 jobs, and 184 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Toboyne Township itself; outside it, Jackson Township draws the most (5%, 6 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Toboyne Township on a workday

On a workday 180 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.

180live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
21work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night490
Workday330
490live here− 180head out to work+ 21come in to work= 330on a workday

About 330 people are in Toboyne Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.14jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Toboyne Township: the destinations

Blain: 8 residents work here (4%)Bloomfield: 6 residents work here (3%)Lemoyne: 5 residents work here (3%)DanvilleCarlisleSaville TownshipToboyne TownshipHopewell TownshipUpper Mifflin TownshipFayette TownshipSwatara Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Spring Township: 8 residents work here (4%)Tyrone Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Northeast Madison Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Southwest Madison Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Lack TownshipFannett TownshipTuscarora TownshipJackson Township: 10 residents work here (5%)Hampden Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Jackson TownshipBlainSpring TownshipNortheast Madison TownshipHampden TownshipBloomfieldToboyne Township
1
Jackson Township5.9 mi away
5%10
2
Blain7.5 mi away
4%8
3
Spring Township19.6 mi away
4%8
5
Hampden Township32.9 mi away
4%7
6
Bloomfield24.7 mi away
3%6
7
Swatara Township42.2 mi away
3%6
8
Tyrone Township14.3 mi away
3%6
9
Lemoyne37.3 mi away
3%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
63%116
The top trips

Where Toboyne Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 76% of work in Toboyne Township

Jobs based in Toboyne TownshipJobs Toboyne Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms76%32%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices24%43%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less36%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%28%
Over $3,333 a month40%54%

Who does it

29 or younger48%30%
30 to 5432%49%
55 and older20%20%
+56%

Jobs based in Toboyne Township, 2014 → 2024: 16 → 25. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Toboyne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Toboyne Township: about 39 minutes

A year of commuting
298 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Toboyne Township39 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Toboyne Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Toboyne Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
12%Carpool
3%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 173 commuters (the 12% 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Toboyne Township

10 mi25 mi50 miJackson Township: 5% · 5.9 miBlain: 4% · 7.5 miSpring Township: 4% · 19.6 miNortheast Madison Township: 4% · 12.2 miHampden Township: 4% · 32.9 miBloomfield: 3% · 24.7 miSwatara Township: 3% · 42.2 miTyrone Township: 3% · 14.3 miLemoyne: 3% · 37.3 miSouthwest Madison Township: 3% · 10.2 miJackson Township 5%Blain 4%Northeast Madison Township 4%Hampden Township 4%Toboyne Township
Toboyne TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi31 residents
25%10–24 mi46 residents
33%25–50 mi61 residents
25%Over 50 mi46 residents

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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

The towns around Toboyne Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hopewell Township28 min
Jackson Township30 min
Upper Mifflin Township33 min
Fannett Township36 min
Toboyne Township39 min
Tuscarora Township44 min
Lack Township45 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownToboyne Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Toboyne Township–——39 min$60,764
Fannett Townshipunder 3%CC−36 min$65,653
Lack Townshipunder 3%——45 min—
Upper Mifflin Townshipunder 3%BC33 min$83,047
Hopewell Townshipunder 3%B+B+28 min$75,515
Tuscarora Townshipunder 3%D−C−44 min$52,065
Jackson Township5%——30 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Lack Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Jackson Township. Darker towns draw more of Toboyne Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Toboyne Township: questions

What is the median household income in Toboyne Township?

$60,764 (±$15,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Toboyne Township?

19.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Toboyne Township?

39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Toboyne Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson Township (5%, 6 mi), Blain (4%, 8 mi), Spring Township (4%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Toboyne Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Toboyne Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Toboyne Township

Toboyne Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.