Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0White Deer Township has lower unemployment (1.8%) than 87% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in White Deer Township itself; outside it, Milton draws the most (11%, 6 miles). Jobs and income earn White Deer Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C. 4% 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
Jobs and commuting in White Deer Township: the gist
Fewer jobs are based in White Deer Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in White Deer Township fell from 2,405 in 2013 to 1,220 in 2023, −49%. 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 ↓
Commutes from White Deer Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
White Deer Township makes and builds things
45% of the jobs based in White Deer Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs White Deer Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Few White Deer Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
The jobs in White Deer Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
76% of the jobs based in White Deer Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 60% of the jobs White Deer Township residents hold. 92% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside White Deer Township. The jobs ↓
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.
The four measures behind White Deer Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, White Deer Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #288 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds White Deer Township’s grade up (3.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, White Deer Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Making and building: 45% of jobs based in White Deer Township
1,220 jobs are based in White Deer Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Deer Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,405 → 1,220. 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 White Deer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes to work from White Deer Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Deer Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,231 commuters (the 4% 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.
Who leaves White Deer Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,854 residents head out to work, 96 work right here, and 1,124 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in White Deer Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from White Deer Township ends
Where White Deer Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
How far White Deer Township goes to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In White Deer Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, White Deer Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #801 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,328 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). 5.8% of White Deer Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of White Deer Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
White Deer Township is 753rd of 3,908 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 5,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 24 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 751 | LaFayette NY | 4,879 | $114K | 4.2% | 4.2% | 8% | A− |
| 752 | Millcreek Township PA | 4,443 | $91K | 9.5% | 0.6% | 4% | A− |
| 753 | White Deer Township PA | 4,363 | $84K | 3.6% | 1.8% | 5% | A− |
| 754 | Whiskey Creek FL | 5,371 | $104K | 7.4% | 3.3% | 3% | A− |
| 755 | Hollis ME | 5,003 | $96K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,908 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 White Deer Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 19% of White Deer Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Deer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Deer Township | – | A− | C | 18 min | $83,611 |
| Buffalo Township | under 3% | B | D | 19 min | $66,781 |
| West Buffalo Township | under 3% | B | B | 21 min | $79,095 |
| Watsontown | 2% | C+ | A | 17 min | $60,051 |
| Milton | 11% | C | B+ | 23 min | $54,577 |
| Delaware Township | under 3% | B | B− | 22 min | $75,042 |
| Turbot Township | under 3% | B | B+ | 20 min | $72,000 |
| Kelly Township | 6% | C+ | B | 17 min | $54,886 |
| West Milton | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Milton: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Milton. Darker towns draw more of White Deer 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 White Deer Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Deer Township?
$83,611 (±$11,957) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Deer Township?
3.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Deer Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Deer Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milton (11%, 6 mi), Kelly Township (6%, 4 mi), Mahoning Township (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is White Deer Township walkable?
White Deer Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around White Deer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Deer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Deer 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.