Tuscarora Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Measured by household income, Tuscarora Township is behind 85% of U.S. towns. There are 77 jobs in Tuscarora Township, against 427 working residents. Jobs and income earn Tuscarora Township D−; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Tuscarora Township: the figures worth knowing
Tuscarora Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Tuscarora Township is a place people come home to
There are 77 jobs based in Tuscarora Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tuscarora Township has about 790 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 427 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Tuscarora Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Tuscarora Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Tuscarora Township’s grade up (18.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (1.0%) is left out: Tuscarora Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Tuscarora Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
The daily trip from Tuscarora Township: about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tuscarora Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 454 commuters (the 5% 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.
Who commutes out of Tuscarora Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 404 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Tuscarora 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 2024, primary jobs.
7% of working residents work in Fermanagh Township
Where Tuscarora Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Making and building: 56% of jobs based in Tuscarora Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tuscarora Township, 2014 → 2024: 56 → 77. 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 Tuscarora Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Tuscarora Township commutes
About 27% 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.
Tuscarora Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tuscarora Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 479 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.9% of Tuscarora Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tuscarora Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Tuscarora Township and other U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,465 | Jefferson Township IN | 1,409 | $47K | 23.0% | 0.0% | <1% | D− |
| 3,466 | Richmond Township OH | 1,005 | $56K | 30.0% | 3.2% | <1% | D− |
| 3,467 | Tuscarora Township PA | 1,135 | $52K | 18.2% | 1.0% | 5% | D− |
| 3,468 | Foscoe NC | 1,226 | $49K | 22.3% | 8.3% | 8% | D− |
| 3,469 | Rose Lodge OR | 1,381 | $59K | 23.6% | 0.0% | 2% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Tuscarora Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Tuscarora Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lack Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tuscarora Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora Township | – | D− | C− | 44 min | $52,065 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Northeast Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Bratton Township | under 2% | C | C− | 27 min | $63,375 |
| Toboyne Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Lack Township | 6% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Beale Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Spruce Hill Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Milford Township | 2% | B− | C− | 35 min | $66,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township, Northeast Madison Township, Toboyne Township, Lack Township, Beale Township and Spruce Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tuscarora 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 Tuscarora Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tuscarora Township?
$52,065 (±$11,663) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tuscarora Township?
18.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tuscarora Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tuscarora Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fermanagh Township (7%, 17 mi), Walker Township (6%, 18 mi), Lack Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Tuscarora Township walkable?
Tuscarora Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tuscarora Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tuscarora Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tuscarora 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.