Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Abbott Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Abbott Township for work; outside it, Galeton is the main destination (20%, 9 miles). Abbott Township has 15 jobs; 65 of its residents have a job. For 9% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Abbott Township
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Abbott Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Commuting out of Abbott Township: the destinations
Where Abbott Township clocks in
20% of workers
8% 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.
Abbott Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Abbott Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 15. 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 Abbott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Abbott Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Abbott Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 9% 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.
How far Abbott Township’s workers travel
About 28% 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.
10% of Abbott Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Stewardson Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Abbott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $58,977 |
| Stewardson Township | 5% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| West Branch Township | 5% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Wharton Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stewardson Township, West Branch Township and Wharton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Abbott 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 Abbott Township: questions
What is the median household income in Abbott Township?
$58,977 (±$14,322) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Abbott Township?
18.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Abbott Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Abbott Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galeton (20%, 9 mi), Coudersport (8%, 19 mi), Stewardson Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Abbott Township 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 Abbott Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Abbott 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.