Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0A job hub: Tremont Township has 5.6 jobs per working resident, and 529 people come in to work
Tremont Township has 534 jobs, and 95 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% work in Tremont Township itself; outside it, Porter Township draws the most (5%, 4 miles). The average commute takes 29 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Tremont Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 90 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 720 people are in Tremont Township on a workday afternoon, 157% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Tremont Township: where workers come from
Where Tremont Township clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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.
77% of the jobs in Tremont Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tremont Township, 2014 → 2024: 572 → 534. 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 Tremont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Tremont Township spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tremont Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 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.
Miles to work from Tremont Township
About 18% 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.
Tremont Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tremont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremont Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $82,750 |
| Tremont | 4% | C+ | B+ | 27 min | $77,188 |
| Frailey Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | A− | D | 29 min | $89,306 |
| Pine Grove Township | under 3% | B− | D | 33 min | $84,934 |
| Porter Township | 5% | C+ | C− | 31 min | $72,500 |
| Reilly Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Frailey Township and Reilly Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Porter Township. Darker towns draw more of Tremont 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Tremont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tremont Township?
$82,750 (±$10,396) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tremont Township?
11.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tremont Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tremont Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Porter Township (5%, 4 mi), Tremont (4%, 4 mi), Harrisburg (4%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Tremont 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 Tremont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tremont Township
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.