Photo: User:Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Cogan House Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% work in Cogan House Township; the top destination outside it is Williamsport (15%, 12 miles). There are 63 jobs in Cogan House Township for 362 working residents. Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cogan House Township and work: the main findings
Cogan House Township is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Cogan House Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cogan House Township has about 630 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Cogan House Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 362 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Cogan House Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 347 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Cogan House Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
How far Cogan House Township goes to work
About 31% 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.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Cogan House Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cogan House Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 333 commuters (the 4% 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 Cogan House Township to work: where people go
Where Cogan House Township clocks in
15% of workers
4% 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.
In Cogan House Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cogan House Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 63. 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 Cogan House Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cogan House Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pine Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cogan House Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cogan House Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $75,833 |
| Pine Township | 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Lewis Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Cummings Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Mifflin Township | under 2% | C | D | 25 min | $65,865 |
| Lycoming Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $71,563 |
| Jackson Township | 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pine Township, Lewis Township, Cummings Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cogan House 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 Cogan House Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cogan House Township?
$75,833 (±$26,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cogan House Township?
3.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cogan House Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cogan House Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (15%, 12 mi), Wellsboro (4%, 25 mi), Loyalsock Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cogan House Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cogan House Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cogan House 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.