Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of West Carroll Township works elsewhere
Jobs and income earn West Carroll Township D; getting around on foot earns it C+. There are 162 jobs in West Carroll Township; 585 of its residents have a job. Household incomes here are lower than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where West Carroll Township stands out on work
Fewer jobs are based in West Carroll Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in West Carroll Township fell from 387 in 2014 to 162 in 2024, −58%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
West Carroll Township is a place people come home to
There are 162 jobs based in West Carroll Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Carroll Township has about 720 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from West Carroll Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker, and quicker than any town next door (24 to 30 minutes). 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 585 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in West Carroll Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, West Carroll Township is better than 9% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds West Carroll Township’s grade up (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (24.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (8.9%) is left out: West Carroll 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, West Carroll Township could be anywhere from D to C−.
Making and building: 34% of jobs based in West Carroll Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Carroll Township, 2014 → 2024: 387 → 162. 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 Carroll Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of West Carroll Township
On a workday 569 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 146 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in West Carroll Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Getting to work from West Carroll Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Carroll Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 471 commuters (the 6% 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.
8% of working residents work in Altoona
Where West Carroll Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
The distance from West Carroll Township to work
About 22% 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.
Getting around West Carroll Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Carroll Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 501 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). 4.5% of West Carroll Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Carroll Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500, West Carroll Township ranks 3,176th of 3,771 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,174 | Bellaire MI | 1,059 | $56K | 14.0% | 0.2% | 18% | D |
| 3,175 | Weldon NC | 1,374 | $48K | 17.5% | 6.5% | 6% | D |
| 3,176 | West Carroll Township PA | 1,140 | $51K | 24.5% | 8.9% | 3% | D |
| 3,177 | Guthrie KY | 1,395 | $36K | 33.0% | 16.5% | 9% | D |
| 3,178 | Sarcoxie MO | 1,429 | $42K | 25.4% | 5.8% | 7% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Carroll Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 10% of West Carroll Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Cambria Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Carroll Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Carroll Township | – | D | C+ | 19 min | $50,833 |
| East Carroll Township | under 3% | B | D | 30 min | $81,250 |
| Barr Township | under 3% | B | B− | 28 min | $78,036 |
| Cambria Township | 6% | B− | C+ | 24 min | $72,822 |
| Carrolltown | 4% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carrolltown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Carroll 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 Carroll Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Carroll Township?
$50,833 (±$13,463) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Carroll Township?
24.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Carroll Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Carroll Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (8%, 19 mi), Cambria Township (6%, 8 mi), Johnstown (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Carroll Township walkable?
West Carroll Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Carroll Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Carroll Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Carroll 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.