Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Davidson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 4% work in Davidson Township itself; outside it, Williamsport draws the most (8%, 32 miles). There are 25 jobs in Davidson Township; 217 of its residents have a job. For 0% 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
Davidson Township at work: what stands out
Davidson Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Davidson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Davidson Township has about 360 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Davidson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Davidson Township is Williamsport, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (18) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The quickest commute around
Davidson Township’s 24-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 30 to 35 minutes. Next door ↓
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 217 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Davidson Township by day and by night
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Davidson Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The commute from Davidson Township, by distance
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.
Where Davidson Township goes to work
Where Davidson Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Davidson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Davidson Township, 2013 → 2023: 140 → 25. 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 Davidson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Davidson Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Davidson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 219 commuters (the 0% 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.
The towns around Davidson Township
The biggest share goes to Colley Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Davidson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $53,929 |
| Laporte Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Shrewsbury Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Colley Township | 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Sugarloaf Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Jordan Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Penn Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Laporte Township, Shrewsbury Township, Colley Township, Jordan Township, Penn Township and Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Sugarloaf Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Davidson 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 Davidson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Davidson Township?
$53,929 (±$11,879) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Davidson Township?
18.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Davidson Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Davidson Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (8%, 32 mi), Laporte (6%, 7 mi), Clinton Township (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Davidson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Davidson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Davidson 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.