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Jobs & commute in Allison Township

Allison Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Employers in Allison Township report 13 jobs for 94 working residents. Hardly any stay in Allison Township for work; outside it, Lock Haven is the main destination (13%, 2 miles). At home: 2% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

13 jobs based here
Household income
$106K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
4.4%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
0.0%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
24 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 94 working residents
Work from home
2%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Allison Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 94 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

94live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night220
Workday140
220live here− 94head out to work+ 13come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Allison Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.14jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Allison Township goes to work

Flemington: 7 residents work here (7%)Mill HallJersey Shore: 3 residents work here (3%)South WilliamsportLock Haven: 12 residents work here (13%)Williamsport: 9 residents work here (10%)Porter TownshipCollege Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Woodward TownshipHepburn TownshipWest Perry TownshipWoodward TownshipDelaware TownshipCastanea Township: 10 residents work here (11%)Wayne Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Allison TownshipPorter Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Greene Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Bald Eagle Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Lock HavenCastanea TownshipWilliamsportFlemingtonCollege TownshipPorter TownshipAllison Township
1
Lock Haven1.5 mi away
13%12
2
Castanea Township3.5 mi away
11%10
3
Williamsport23.9 mi away
10%9
4
Flemington1.5 mi away
7%7
5
College Township29 mi away
4%4
6
Porter Township8.2 mi away
4%4
7
Jersey Shore11.6 mi away
3%3
8
Wayne Township8.1 mi away
3%3
9
Greene Township13.4 mi away
3%3
10
Bald Eagle Township4.3 mi away
3%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%36
The top trips

Where Allison Township clocks in

13% of workers
1.5 mi awayLock Haven12 Allison Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
11% of workers
3.5 mi awayCastanea Township10 Allison Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
23.9 mi awayWilliamsport9 Allison Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

What Allison Township’s employers do

Jobs based in Allison TownshipJobs Allison Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%28%
Trade, transport & utilities46%15%
Services: health, schools, offices54%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less38%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%33%
Over $3,333 a month31%52%

Who does it

29 or younger8%29%
30 to 5446%48%
55 and older46%23%
−19%

Jobs based in Allison Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 13. 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 Allison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Allison Township: about 24 minutes

A year of commuting
182 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Allison Township24 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Allison Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Allison Township gets to work
80%Drive alone
16%Carpool
4%Walk

Share of the 101 commuters (the 2% 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

How many miles Allison Township commutes

10 mi25 mi35 miLock Haven: 13% · 1.5 miCastanea Township: 11% · 3.5 miWilliamsport: 10% · 23.9 miFlemington: 7% · 1.5 miCollege Township: 4% · 29 miPorter Township: 4% · 8.2 miJersey Shore: 3% · 11.6 miWayne Township: 3% · 8.1 miGreene Township: 3% · 13.4 miBald Eagle Township: 3% · 4.3 miLock Haven 13%Castanea Township 11%Williamsport 10%College Township 4%Allison Township
Allison TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
46%Under 10 mi43 residents
18%10–24 mi17 residents
14%25–50 mi13 residents
22%Over 50 mi21 residents

About 22% 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.

Next door

Allison Township and its neighbors: 23% work next door

Flemington: 7% of workers work hereLock Haven: 13% of workers work hereWoodward Township: few work hereBald Eagle Township: 3% of workers work hereFlemingtonLock HavenWoodward TownshipBald Eagle TownshipAllison Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Flemington16 min
Lock Haven18 min
Allison Township24 min
Bald Eagle Township24 min
Woodward Township27 min
Flemington7% of Allison Township works hereLock Haven13% of Allison Township works hereWoodward Townshipunder 4% of Allison TownshipBald Eagle Township3% of Allison Township works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownAllison Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Allison Township–——24 min$106,250
Flemington7%C−B16 min$53,824
Lock Haven13%DA18 min$46,102
Woodward Townshipunder 4%BC+27 min$86,083
Bald Eagle Township3%CB−24 min$75,685

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Lock Haven. Darker towns draw more of Allison Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Allison Township: questions

What is the median household income in Allison Township?

$106,250 (±$15,977) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Allison Township?

4.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Allison Township?

24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Allison Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lock Haven (13%, 2 mi), Castanea Township (11%, 4 mi), Williamsport (10%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Allison Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Allison Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Allison Township

Allison Township home →
24min commute
HandbookGetting around Allison TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in PAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.