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Jobs & commute in Colebrook Township

Colebrook Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Hardly any work in Colebrook Township; the top destination outside it is Lock Haven (14%, 7 miles). There are 15 jobs in Colebrook Township, against 79 working residents. For 1% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.

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

Day and night

Who works in Colebrook Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.

79live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
15work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night200
Workday130
200live here− 79head out to work+ 15come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Colebrook Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs 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 Colebrook Township goes to work

Flemington: 4 residents work here (5%)RenovoJersey Shore: 4 residents work here (5%)Lock Haven: 11 residents work here (14%)State College: 2 residents work here (3%)Williamsport: 7 residents work here (9%)PhiladelphiaLoyalsock Township: 4 residents work here (5%)College Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Woodward Township: 5 residents work here (6%)Woodward TownshipMifflin TownshipCastanea Township: 4 residents work here (5%)Colebrook TownshipBeech Creek TownshipPorter Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Grugan TownshipBald Eagle TownshipGallagher TownshipLiberty TownshipLock HavenWilliamsportWoodward TownshipFlemingtonJersey ShoreLoyalsock TownshipColebrook Township
1
Lock Haven6.7 mi away
14%11
2
Williamsport25.5 mi away
9%7
36%5
4
Flemington6.9 mi away
5%4
5
Jersey Shore13.5 mi away
5%4
6
Loyalsock Township28.5 mi away
5%4
75%4
8
State College34.1 mi away
3%2
9
College Township31.7 mi away
3%2
10
Porter Township13 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%34
The top trips

Where Colebrook Township clocks in

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

Most jobs in Colebrook Township are in services

Jobs based in Colebrook TownshipJobs Colebrook Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%30%
Trade, transport & utilities0%15%
Services: health, schools, offices100%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less60%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%24%
Over $3,333 a month13%65%

Who does it

29 or younger47%18%
30 to 5420%41%
55 and older33%42%
−25%

Jobs based in Colebrook Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 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 Colebrook Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Colebrook Township, about 29 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
221 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Colebrook Township29 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
1%

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

About 0 in 10
How Colebrook Township gets to work
81%Drive alone
19%Carpool

Share of the 68 commuters (the 1% 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

Miles to work from Colebrook Township

10 mi25 mi40 miLock Haven: 14% · 6.7 miWilliamsport: 9% · 25.5 miWoodward Township: 6% · 4.4 miFlemington: 5% · 6.9 miJersey Shore: 5% · 13.5 miLoyalsock Township: 5% · 28.5 miCastanea Township: 5% · 8.7 miState College: 3% · 34.1 miCollege Township: 3% · 31.7 miPorter Township: 3% · 13 miLock Haven 14%Williamsport 9%Woodward Township 6%Flemington 5%Colebrook Township
Colebrook TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
35%Under 10 mi28 residents
16%10–24 mi13 residents
27%25–50 mi21 residents
22%Over 50 mi17 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

Work in the towns next to Colebrook Township

The biggest share goes to Woodward Township (6%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Grugan Township14 min
Bald Eagle Township24 min
Woodward Township27 min
Colebrook Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownColebrook Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Colebrook Township–——29 min$55,982
Bald Eagle Townshipunder 3%CB−24 min$75,685
Grugan Townshipunder 3%——14 min—
Woodward Township6%BC+27 min$86,083

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

Darker towns draw more of Colebrook 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 Colebrook Township: questions

What is the median household income in Colebrook Township?

$55,982 (±$10,466) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Colebrook Township?

10.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Colebrook Township?

29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Colebrook Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lock Haven (14%, 7 mi), Williamsport (9%, 26 mi), Woodward Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Colebrook Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Colebrook Township

Colebrook Township home →

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.