Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Watts Township works elsewhere
Employers in Watts Township report 151 jobs; 539 of its residents have a job. Watts Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 28% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Watts Township, in brief
Watts Township is a place people come home to
There are 151 jobs based in Watts Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Watts Township has about 880 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Watts Township works from home
28% of Watts Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Watts Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 539 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Watts Township
On income, poverty and job access, Watts Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 54% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.1%) is left out: Watts 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, Watts Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
In and out of Watts Township on a workday
On a workday 531 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 143 people come in from elsewhere.
About 880 people are in Watts 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 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Watts Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Watts Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 648 commuters (the 28% 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.
11% of working residents work in Harrisburg
Where Watts Township clocks in
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Watts Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Watts Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 151. 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 Watts Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Watts Township goes to work
About 15% 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 commute in Watts Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Watts Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Watts Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 899 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). 1.9% of Watts Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Watts Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Watts Township is 426th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 424 | Farmersville OH | 1,006 | $80K | 3.6% | 5.6% | 1% | A− |
| 425 | Riga Township MI | 1,489 | $86K | 2.3% | 1.2% | <1% | A− |
| 426 | Watts Township PA | 1,266 | $94K | 3.9% | 3.1% | 1% | A− |
| 427 | Lincoln WI | 1,630 | $107K | 2.0% | 2.4% | 4% | A− |
| 428 | Black Point-Green Point CA | 1,655 | $168K | 9.8% | 6.6% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Watts Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Watts Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Penn Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Watts Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts Township | – | A− | D | 31 min | $94,375 |
| Halifax Township | under 3% | B− | B+ | 27 min | $70,854 |
| Buffalo Township | under 3% | B | D− | 33 min | $83,036 |
| Reed Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| New Buffalo | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Miller Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Wheatfield Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 31 min | $94,200 |
| Penn Township | 7% | A− | C− | 27 min | $59,053 |
Same-state neighbors only. Reed Township, New Buffalo and Miller Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Watts 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 Watts Township: questions
What is the median household income in Watts Township?
$94,375 (±$35,037) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Watts Township?
3.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Watts Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Watts Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (11%, 14 mi), Penn Township (7%, 8 mi), Lower Paxton Township (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Watts Township walkable?
Watts Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Watts 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 Watts Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Watts 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. 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.