Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0West Hemlock Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in West Hemlock Township report 25 jobs, against 178 working residents. Hardly any work in West Hemlock Township; the top destination outside it is Mahoning Township (22%, 5 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of West Hemlock Township
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in West Hemlock 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.
Where the trip to work from West Hemlock Township ends
Where West Hemlock Township clocks in
22% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in West Hemlock Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Hemlock Township, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 25. 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 Hemlock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long West Hemlock Township spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Hemlock Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 227 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from West Hemlock Township
About 23% 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.
West Hemlock Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Hemlock Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Hemlock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hemlock Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $118,750 |
| Derry Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 18 min | $83,438 |
| Valley Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 25 min | $114,596 |
| Hemlock Township | 3% | B+ | B | 22 min | $89,091 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 25 min | $76,500 |
| Cooper Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cooper Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Hemlock 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 Hemlock Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Hemlock Township?
$118,750 (±$41,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Hemlock Township?
1.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Hemlock Township?
19 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 Hemlock Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (22%, 5 mi), Danville (4%, 5 mi), Bloomsburg (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Hemlock Township without a car?
<1% 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 West Hemlock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Hemlock 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.