At 0.7%, unemployment in Winslow Township is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Winslow Township are C+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. 6% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Only 3% work in Winslow Township; the top destination outside it is DuBois (15%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The figures behind Winslow Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Winslow Township is better than 43% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Winslow Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (17.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Winslow Township could be anywhere from C to B.
The daily commute in and out of Winslow Township
On a workday 1,009 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 302 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Winslow Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
Out of Winslow Township to work: where people go
Where Winslow Township clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
Inside Winslow Township’s 334 jobs
334 jobs are based in Winslow Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winslow Township, 2013 → 2023: 262 → 334. 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 Winslow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Winslow Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winslow Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,238 commuters (the 5% 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 in the region Winslow Township works
About 24% 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 Winslow Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Winslow Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Winslow Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,310 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). 4.6% of Winslow Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Winslow Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Winslow Township ranks: 2,806th of 5,401 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,804 | South Arm Township MI | 1,932 | $84K | 7.9% | 3.1% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,805 | Scioto Township OH | 1,962 | $73K | 5.5% | 5.1% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,806 | Winslow Township PA | 2,487 | $68K | 17.6% | 0.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,807 | Atkins AR | 2,868 | $62K | 9.7% | 3.2% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,808 | Clarion IA | 2,758 | $65K | 10.5% | 2.3% | 39% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,401 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Winslow Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Winslow Township and its neighbors: 21% work next door
The biggest share goes to Sandy Township (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winslow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow Township | – | C+ | D− | 26 min | $67,763 |
| Pine Creek Township | 2% | C | B− | 21 min | $67,500 |
| Sykesville | 5% | D | A− | 21 min | $45,208 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C | C | 20 min | $69,464 |
| McCalmont Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $67,375 |
| Henderson Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $58,750 |
| Sandy Township | 14% | C | B− | 20 min | $79,365 |
| Falls Creek | under 2% | C− | C | 15 min | $50,536 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winslow 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 Winslow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Winslow Township?
$67,763 (±$9,340) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winslow Township?
17.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winslow Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winslow Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are DuBois (15%, 10 mi), Sandy Township (14%, 12 mi), Reynoldsville (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Winslow Township walkable?
Winslow Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Winslow Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winslow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winslow 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.