Robertsdale Historic District · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wood Township works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Wood Township itself; outside it, Ayr Township draws the most (6%, 22 miles). There are 25 jobs in Wood Township, against 247 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wood Township in brief
Wood Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Wood Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wood Township has about 370 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wood Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Wood Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 247 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Wood Township
On a workday 243 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Wood 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.
Time on the road from Wood Township: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wood Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 275 commuters (the 3% 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.
Commuting out of Wood Township: the destinations
Where Wood Township clocks in
3% of workers
3% 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.
What Wood Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wood Township, 2014 → 2024: 63 → 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 Wood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Wood Township to work
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Wood Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Township | – | — | — | 42 min | $67,500 |
| Clay Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Carbon Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Wells Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Todd Township | under 3% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Broad Top City | 2% | — | — | 56 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clay Township: not graded. Carbon Township, Wells Township, Todd Township and Broad Top City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Broad Top City. Darker towns draw more of Wood 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 Wood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wood Township?
$67,500 (±$14,503) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wood Township?
5.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wood Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wood Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ayr Township (6%, 22 mi), Altoona (3%, 28 mi), Woodbury Township (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wood Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wood 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.