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Jobs & commute in Armstrong Township

Work, pay and getting to work in Armstrong Township

Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 8% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Hardly any work in Armstrong Township itself; outside it, Williamsport draws the most (28%, 3 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

213 jobs based here
Household income
$79K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
10.6%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
10.4%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
20 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
2 of 292 working residents
Work from home
8%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
What stands out · In brief

Work in Armstrong Township: the figures worth knowing

45%work in a bordering town20 minaverage commute · PA 26

Much of Armstrong Township works one town over

45% of working residents work in a town that borders Armstrong Township: Williamsport (28%), Loyalsock Township (7%) and South Williamsport (5%). Next door ↓

Commutes from Armstrong 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 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

Time on the road

A commute of about 20 minutes in Armstrong Township

A year of commuting
156 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Armstrong Township20 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

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

About 1 in 10
How Armstrong Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
10%Carpool
1%Walk
1%Other

Share of the 228 commuters (the 8% 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.

Day and night

In and out of Armstrong Township on a workday

On a workday 290 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 211 people come in from elsewhere.

290live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
211work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night680
Workday600
680live here− 290head out to work+ 210come in to work= 600on a workday

About 600 people are in Armstrong Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.73jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.73 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Armstrong Township’s working residents head each day

New York: 7 residents work here (2%)DuboistownJersey Shore: 7 residents work here (2%)NorthumberlandSouth Williamsport: 15 residents work here (5%)SunburyMontoursville: 9 residents work here (3%)Williamsport: 83 residents work here (28%)Philadelphia: 6 residents work here (2%)Loyalsock Township: 19 residents work here (7%)Fairfield Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Clinton Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Armstrong TownshipMifflin TownshipBrady TownshipSusquehanna TownshipWashington TownshipOld Lycoming Township: 5 residents work here (2%)WilliamsportLoyalsock TownshipSouth WilliamsportMontoursvilleNew YorkJersey ShoreArmstrong Township
1
Williamsport3.3 mi away
28%83
2
Loyalsock Township5.5 mi away
7%19
3
South Williamsport2.7 mi away
5%15
4
Montoursville6.5 mi away
3%9
5
New York City, NY165 mi away
2%7
6
Jersey Shore12.8 mi away
2%7
7
Philadelphia128.5 mi away
2%6
8
Clinton Township7.7 mi away
2%6
9
Fairfield Township9.1 mi away
2%5
10
Old Lycoming Township5.7 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%130
The top trips

Where Armstrong Township clocks in

28% of workers
3.3 mi awayWilliamsport83 Armstrong Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
7% of workers
5.5 mi awayLoyalsock Township19 Armstrong Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
2.7 mi awaySouth Williamsport15 Armstrong 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

Armstrong Township works in goods: 65% of its jobs

213 jobs are based in Armstrong Township.

Jobs based in Armstrong TownshipJobs Armstrong Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms65%19%
Trade, transport & utilities25%20%
Services: health, schools, offices10%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less19%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%24%
Over $3,333 a month60%63%

Who does it

29 or younger26%22%
30 to 5440%52%
55 and older34%27%
+37%

Jobs based in Armstrong Township, 2014 → 2024: 155 → 213. 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 Armstrong Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Miles to work from Armstrong Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWilliamsport: 28% · 3.3 miLoyalsock Township: 7% · 5.5 miSouth Williamsport: 5% · 2.7 miMontoursville: 3% · 6.5 miNew York City: 2% · 165 miJersey Shore: 2% · 12.8 miPhiladelphia: 2% · 128.5 miClinton Township: 2% · 7.7 miFairfield Township: 2% · 9.1 miOld Lycoming Township: 2% · 5.7 miWilliamsport 28%Loyalsock Township 7%South Williamsport 5%New York City 2%Armstrong Township
Armstrong TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
54%Under 10 mi158 residents
10%10–24 mi30 residents
11%25–50 mi31 residents
25%Over 50 mi73 residents

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.

Next door

45% of Armstrong Township works in a town next door

Washington Township: few work hereMontoursville: 3% of workers work hereSouth Williamsport: 5% of workers work hereBrady Township: few work hereLoyalsock Township: 7% of workers work hereClinton Township: 2% of workers work hereDuboistown: few work hereWilliamsport: 28% of workers work hereWashington TownshipMontoursvilleSouth WilliamsportBrady TownshipLoyalsock TownshipClinton TownshipDuboistownWilliamsportArmstrong Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Loyalsock Township15 min
Williamsport16 min
Montoursville17 min
South Williamsport18 min
Duboistown20 min
Armstrong Township20 min
Clinton Township22 min
Brady Township30 min
Washington Township31 min
Washington Townshipunder 2% of Armstrong TownshipMontoursville3% of Armstrong Township works hereSouth Williamsport5% of Armstrong Township works hereBrady Townshipunder 2% of Armstrong TownshipLoyalsock Township7% of Armstrong Township works hereClinton Township2% of Armstrong Township works hereDuboistownunder 2% of Armstrong TownshipWilliamsport28% of Armstrong Township works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownArmstrong Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Armstrong Township–——20 min$78,929
Washington Townshipunder 2%CC31 min$76,538
Montoursville3%B−A17 min$59,919
South Williamsport5%B+A−18 min$64,583
Brady Townshipunder 2%——30 min—
Loyalsock Township7%CB+15 min$59,491
Clinton Township2%B−D22 min$74,063
Duboistownunder 2%BB+20 min$81,875
Williamsport28%C−A16 min$48,851

Same-state neighbors only. Brady Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Williamsport. Darker towns draw more of Armstrong 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Armstrong Township: questions

What is the median household income in Armstrong Township?

$78,929 (±$13,678) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Armstrong Township?

10.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Armstrong Township?

20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Armstrong Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (28%, 3 mi), Loyalsock Township (7%, 6 mi), South Williamsport (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Armstrong 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 Armstrong Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Armstrong Township

Armstrong Township home →
$1,486median rent
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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), 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.