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Jobs & commute in Warren Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Warren Township works elsewhere

Hardly any stay in Warren Township for work; outside it, Hagerstown is the main destination (9%, 18 miles). There are 34 jobs in Warren Township for 141 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

34 jobs based here
Household income
$85K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
6.5%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
2.0%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
39 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
1 of 141 working residents
Work from home
0%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Warren Township

On a workday 140 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.

140live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
33work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night330
Workday220
330live here− 140head out to work+ 33come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Warren Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.24jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Warren Township: the destinations

HancockHagerstown: 12 residents work here (9%)FrederickNew YorkMercersburg: 6 residents work here (4%)GreencastleWaynesboro: 4 residents work here (3%)Chambersburg: 6 residents work here (4%)Guilford Township: 6 residents work here (4%)Montgomery Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Washington TownshipAyr TownshipThompson TownshipWarren TownshipHamilton TownshipAntrim Township: 7 residents work here (5%)Peters Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Greene Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Fountainhead-Orchard Hills: 7 residents work here (5%)HagerstownAntrim TownshipFountainhead-Orchard HillsMercersburgChambersburgGuilford TownshipWarren Township
1
Hagerstown, MD18.3 mi away
9%12
2
Antrim Township17.8 mi away
5%7
3
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD16.9 mi away
5%7
4
Mercersburg6.8 mi away
4%6
5
Chambersburg21.6 mi away
4%6
6
Guilford Township23 mi away
4%6
7
Montgomery Township6.1 mi away
4%5
8
Waynesboro22.9 mi away
3%4
9
Peters Township9.3 mi away
3%4
10
Greene Township26.6 mi away
3%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%80
The top trips

Where Warren Township clocks in

9% of workers
18.3 mi awayHagerstown, MD12 Warren Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Antrim Township
5% of workers
17.8 mi awayAntrim Township7 Warren Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
5% of workers
16.9 mi awayFountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD7 Warren Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 44% of Warren Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Warren TownshipJobs Warren Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms44%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices56%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less38%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%19%
Over $3,333 a month41%71%

Who does it

29 or younger15%18%
30 to 5453%62%
55 and older32%20%
+127%

Jobs based in Warren Township, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 34. 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 Warren Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Warren Township: about 39 minutes

A year of commuting
298 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Warren Township39 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
1%

of Warren Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Warren Township gets to work
91%Drive alone
5%Carpool
3%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 195 commuters (the 1% 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.

How far

The distance from Warren Township to work

10 mi25 mi30 miHagerstown: 9% · 18.3 miAntrim Township: 5% · 17.8 miFountainhead-Orchard Hills: 5% · 16.9 miMercersburg: 4% · 6.8 miChambersburg: 4% · 21.6 miGuilford Township: 4% · 23 miMontgomery Township: 4% · 6.1 miWaynesboro: 3% · 22.9 miPeters Township: 3% · 9.3 miGreene Township: 3% · 26.6 miHagerstown 9%Antrim Township 5%Fountainhead-Orchard Hills 5%Mercersburg 4%Chambersburg 4%Warren Township
Warren TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi10 residents
46%10–24 mi57 residents
14%25–50 mi17 residents
33%Over 50 mi41 residents

About 33% 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.

Next door

The towns around Warren Township

The biggest share goes to Montgomery Township (4%).

Montgomery Township: 4% of workers work hereAyr Township: few work hereThompson Township: few work herePeters Township: 3% of workers work hereMontgomery TownshipAyr TownshipThompson TownshipPeters TownshipWarren Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Ayr Township28 min
Peters Township30 min
Montgomery Township37 min
Warren Township39 min
Thompson Township41 min
Montgomery Township4% of Warren Township works hereAyr Townshipunder 3% of Warren TownshipThompson Townshipunder 3% of Warren TownshipPeters Township3% of Warren Township works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownWarren Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Warren Township–——39 min$84,750
Montgomery Township4%B−B−37 min$98,640
Ayr Townshipunder 3%CC28 min$61,818
Thompson Townshipunder 3%C+D41 min$81,932
Peters Township3%B−C+30 min$76,829

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Warren Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Warren Township: questions

What is the median household income in Warren Township?

$84,750 (±$31,788) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Warren Township?

6.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Warren Township?

39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Warren Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hagerstown (9%, 18 mi), Antrim Township (5%, 18 mi), Fountainhead-Orchard Hills (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Warren Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Warren Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Warren Township

Warren Township home →
$763median rent
HousingLive where you work?Homes and rent in Warren Township
39min commute
HandbookGetting around Warren TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in PAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.