Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0Bastress Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Bastress Township report 39 jobs, against 234 working residents. Hardly any work in Bastress Township; the top destination outside it is Williamsport (26%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 6% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bastress Township: the gist
Bastress Township is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Bastress Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bastress Township has about 320 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Bastress Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 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 234 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Bastress Township
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Bastress 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.
How long Bastress Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bastress Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 276 commuters (the 6% 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.
Out of Bastress Township to work: where people go
Where Bastress Township clocks in
26% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Bastress Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bastress Township, 2014 → 2024: 20 → 39. 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 Bastress Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Bastress Township goes to work
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bastress Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Limestone Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bastress Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastress Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $97,813 |
| Limestone Township | 3% | C+ | C | 25 min | $71,719 |
| Susquehanna Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Susquehanna Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bastress 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 Bastress Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bastress Township?
$97,813 (±$18,522) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bastress Township?
6.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bastress Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bastress Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (26%, 5 mi), Jersey Shore (5%, 8 mi), Montoursville (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bastress Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bastress Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bastress 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.