Photo: Nyttend · Public domainVenango Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 29 jobs in Venango Township for 367 working residents. Hardly any work in Venango Township itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (11%, 48 miles). 8% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Venango Township: the figures worth knowing
Venango Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Venango Township is Pittsburgh, 49 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (39) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Venango Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Venango Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Venango Township has about 500 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Venango Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 367 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Venango Township’s workers travel
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.
Who leaves Venango Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 364 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Venango Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Venango Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Venango Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 411 commuters (the 8% 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.
Out of Venango Township to work: where people go
Where Venango Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 34% of work in Venango Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Venango Township, 2014 → 2024: 31 → 29. 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 Venango Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Venango Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Venango Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venango Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $89,432 |
| Cherry Valley | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Eau Claire | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Marion Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 41 min | $74,514 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 34 min | $64,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cherry Valley and Eau Claire: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Venango 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 Venango Township: questions
What is the median household income in Venango Township?
$89,432 (±$11,564) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Venango Township?
8.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Venango Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Venango Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (11%, 48 mi), Cherry Township (8%, 6 mi), Butler Township (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Venango 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 Venango Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Venango 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.