Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of West Taylor Township works elsewhere
West Taylor Township has 81 jobs for 350 working residents. The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 12% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in West Taylor Township: the gist
How a workday changes West Taylor Township
On a workday 347 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in West Taylor Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
19% of working residents work in Johnstown
Where West Taylor Township clocks in
19% of workers
15% of workers
5% 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: 33% of jobs based in West Taylor Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Taylor Township, 2014 → 2024: 100 → 81. 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 Taylor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for West Taylor Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Taylor Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 247 commuters (the 11% 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 Taylor 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.
19% of West Taylor Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Taylor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Taylor Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $63,828 |
| Lower Yoder Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 24 min | $42,970 |
| Johnstown | 19% | D | A | 20 min | $37,888 |
| Middle Taylor Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 31 min | $81,414 |
Same-state neighbors only. Middle Taylor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Johnstown. Darker towns draw more of West Taylor 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 Taylor Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Taylor Township?
$63,828 (±$5,019) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Taylor Township?
15.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Taylor Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Taylor Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Johnstown (19%, 4 mi), Richland Township (15%, 8 mi), East Taylor Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Taylor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Taylor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Taylor 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.