Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWolf Creek Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. There are 89 jobs in Wolf Creek Township; 262 of its residents have a job. 14.0% of residents are in poverty, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Wolf Creek Township, in brief
Wolf Creek Township and Pine Township trade workers both ways
Pine Township is the top workplace for Wolf Creek Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Wolf Creek Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Wolf Creek Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. 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 262 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
15% of working residents work in Pine Township
Where Wolf Creek Township clocks in
15% of workers
14% 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.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wolf Creek Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 331 commuters (the 15% 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.
In and out of Wolf Creek Township on a workday
On a workday 260 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 87 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Wolf Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in Wolf Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wolf Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 102 → 89. 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 Wolf Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Wolf Creek Township, by distance
About 25% 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.
Work next door: 15% of Wolf Creek Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wolf Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Creek Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $67,011 |
| Findley Township | under 2% | B | C− | 22 min | $90,950 |
| Pine Township | 15% | A− | C | 25 min | $94,223 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pine Township. Darker towns draw more of Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wolf Creek Township?
$67,011 (±$7,345) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wolf Creek Township?
14.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wolf Creek Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wolf Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pine Township (15%, 3 mi), Grove City (14%, 4 mi), Springfield Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wolf Creek 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.