Venango Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
115 jobs are based in Venango Township; 417 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Venango Township; the top destination outside it is Erie (12%, 21 miles). The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Venango Township
How many people are in Venango Township by day
On a workday 406 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Venango Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where people from Venango Township work
Where Venango Township clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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.
In Venango Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Venango Township, 2014 → 2024: 151 → 115. 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.
About 22 minutes to work from Venango Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 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 382 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.
Half of Venango Township commutes less than 14 miles
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.
Venango Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Venango Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venango Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $82,143 |
| Cambridge Township | under 3% | B | B− | 28 min | $82,243 |
| Cussewago Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 28 min | $75,139 |
| Venango | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Washington Township | 5% | B− | C+ | 32 min | $94,116 |
| Hayfield Township | 4% | B+ | D | 19 min | $72,238 |
Same-state neighbors only. Venango: 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?
$82,143 (±$14,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Venango Township?
6.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Venango Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Venango Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Erie (12%, 21 mi), Meadville (9%, 12 mi), Vernon Township (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Venango Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% 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.