Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0West Buffalo Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 3% work in West Buffalo Township itself; outside it, Mifflinburg draws the most (13%, 6 miles). Employers in West Buffalo Township report 293 jobs; 1,224 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn West Buffalo Township B; getting around on foot earns it B.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where West Buffalo Township stands out on work
West Buffalo Township is a place people come home to
There are 293 jobs based in West Buffalo Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Buffalo Township has about 1,900 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from West Buffalo Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania 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.
How West Buffalo Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Buffalo Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #543 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds West Buffalo Township’s grade up (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 31% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Buffalo Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Who commutes out of West Buffalo Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,186 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 255 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in West Buffalo Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
About 21 minutes each way for West Buffalo Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Buffalo Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,142 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where West Buffalo Township goes to work
Where West Buffalo Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
Making and building: 29% of jobs based in West Buffalo Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Buffalo Township, 2014 → 2024: 167 → 293. 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 West Buffalo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
West Buffalo Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Driving is how West Buffalo Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Buffalo Township is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #454 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 18.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,262 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). 12.5% of West Buffalo Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Buffalo Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, West Buffalo Township is 1,614th of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,612 | Alexander NY | 2,446 | $76K | 2.8% | 3.8% | 7% | B |
| 1,613 | Providence Township OH | 3,397 | $98K | 7.3% | 5.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,614 | West Buffalo Township PA | 2,852 | $79K | 6.7% | 2.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,615 | Walkerton IN | 2,074 | $65K | 6.4% | 2.5% | 18% | B |
| 1,616 | Hesston KS | 3,458 | $75K | 5.7% | 4.1% | 22% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 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 West Buffalo Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
16% of West Buffalo Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Buffalo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Buffalo Township | – | B | B | 21 min | $79,095 |
| White Deer Township | under 3% | A− | C | 18 min | $83,611 |
| Mifflinburg | 13% | B− | A− | 18 min | $67,391 |
| Limestone Township | under 3% | B− | B | 20 min | $88,281 |
| Buffalo Township | 3% | B | D | 19 min | $66,781 |
| Lewis Township | under 3% | C | C+ | 29 min | $63,590 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | C | C | 31 min | $76,538 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mifflinburg. Darker towns draw more of West Buffalo 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 West Buffalo Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Buffalo Township?
$79,095 (±$9,138) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Buffalo Township?
6.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Buffalo Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Buffalo Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mifflinburg (13%, 6 mi), Kelly Township (8%, 7 mi), Milton (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Buffalo Township walkable?
West Buffalo Township is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 18% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Buffalo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Buffalo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Buffalo 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. 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.