Wellsboro has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any stay in Wellsboro for work; outside it, Valparaiso is the main destination (24%, 15 miles). Wellsboro has 4 jobs for 85 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wellsboro on a workday afternoon
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Wellsboro on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Wellsboro goes to work
Where Wellsboro clocks in
24% of workers
9% 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.
100% of the jobs in Wellsboro pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wellsboro, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 4. 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 Wellsboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Wellsboro: about 51 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wellsboro workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 287 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Wellsboro
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.
Wellsboro and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wellsboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsboro | – | — | — | 51 min | $158,301 |
| Union Mills | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Mills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wellsboro’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 Wellsboro: questions
What is the median household income in Wellsboro?
$158,301 (±$38,877) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wellsboro?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wellsboro?
51 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wellsboro work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valparaiso (24%, 15 mi), La Porte (9%, 8 mi), Clinton Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wellsboro without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wellsboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wellsboro
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.