Faxon draws 1,044 commuters a day, with 1.7 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 11% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). 1,058 jobs are based in Faxon for 605 working residents. Working residents average 11 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Faxon
Faxon is where the jobs are
Faxon has 1,058 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,200 people are in town, 62% more than the 730 who live here. Day and night ↓
Faxon and Williamsport trade workers both ways
Williamsport is the top workplace for Faxon residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Faxon come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Faxon are quick
The average trip to work takes 11 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 115 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 605 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Faxon
On a workday 591 residents head out to work and 14 work right here.
About 1,200 people are in Faxon on a workday afternoon, 62% more 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.
Commuting in to Faxon: where workers come from
Where Faxon clocks in
28% of workers
15% 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.
Time on the road from Faxon: about 11 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Faxon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 254 commuters (the 11% 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.
In Faxon, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Faxon, 2014 → 2024: 828 → 1,058. 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 Faxon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Faxon
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.
Work next door: 28% of Faxon’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Faxon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faxon | – | — | — | 11 min | $51,406 |
| Kenmar | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Williamsport | 28% | C− | A | 16 min | $48,851 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kenmar: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Williamsport. Darker towns draw more of Faxon’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 Faxon: questions
What is the median household income in Faxon?
$51,406 (±$40,686) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Faxon?
4.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Faxon?
11 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Faxon work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (28%, 3 mi), Loyalsock Township (15%, 1 mi), Montoursville (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Faxon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Faxon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Faxon
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.