Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Dunnstable Township works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Dunnstable Township; the top destination outside it is Lock Haven (14%, 4 miles). There are 102 jobs in Dunnstable Township, and 445 of its residents work somewhere. For 8% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dunnstable Township, in a few figures
Who commutes out of Dunnstable Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 438 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Dunnstable 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 places Dunnstable Township commutes to
Where Dunnstable Township clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Dunnstable Township: what the 102 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dunnstable Township, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 102. 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 Dunnstable Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Dunnstable Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dunnstable Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 500 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.
How far it is to work from Dunnstable Township
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Dunnstable Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Castanea Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dunnstable Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunnstable Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $82,431 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $72,396 |
| Pine Creek Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 26 min | $58,657 |
| McElhattan | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Castanea Township | 4% | C | D− | 21 min | $59,545 |
| Woodward Township | 4% | B | C+ | 27 min | $86,083 |
| Gallagher Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McElhattan: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Gallagher Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dunnstable 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 Dunnstable Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dunnstable Township?
$82,431 (±$8,288) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dunnstable Township?
1.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dunnstable Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dunnstable Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lock Haven (14%, 4 mi), Williamsport (10%, 19 mi), Woodward Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dunnstable Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dunnstable Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dunnstable 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.