Photo: Public domain · Public domainEarning a living in Upper Mahantongo Township
Only 4% stay in Upper Mahantongo Township for work; outside it, Hegins Township is the main destination (6%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Upper Mahantongo Township and work: the main findings
Upper Mahantongo Township makes and builds things
84% of the jobs based in Upper Mahantongo Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Upper Mahantongo Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 37%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Upper Mahantongo Township pay over $40,000 a year
80% of the jobs based in Upper Mahantongo Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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 235 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
84% of the jobs in Upper Mahantongo Township make or build things
360 jobs are based in Upper Mahantongo Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Mahantongo Township, 2013 → 2023: 360 → 360. 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 Upper Mahantongo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Upper Mahantongo Township
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 351 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Upper Mahantongo Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Upper Mahantongo Township, and from where
Where Upper Mahantongo Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Upper Mahantongo Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Mahantongo Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 226 commuters (the 7% 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.
Half of Upper Mahantongo Township commutes less than 22 miles
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Upper Mahantongo Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Mahantongo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Mahantongo Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $64,063 |
| Jordan Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Hubley Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Eldred Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Upper Mahanoy Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Lykens Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hegins Township | 6% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $92,861 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jordan Township, Hubley Township, Eldred Township and Upper Mahanoy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Lykens Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hegins Township. Darker towns draw more of Upper Mahantongo 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 Upper Mahantongo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Mahantongo Township?
$64,063 (±$12,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Mahantongo Township?
6.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Mahantongo Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Mahantongo Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hegins Township (6%, 6 mi), Pottsville (4%, 21 mi), Washington Township (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Upper Mahantongo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Mahantongo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Mahantongo 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.