Photo: User:Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Forks Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 30 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. There are 51 jobs in Forks Township; 160 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Forks Township; the top destination outside it is Williamsport (6%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Forks Township
On a workday 155 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Forks Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Forks Township commutes to
Where Forks Township clocks in
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Forks Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forks Township, 2014 → 2024: 50 → 51. 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 Forks Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forks Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 150 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where in the region Forks Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Forks Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Elkland Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forks Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $71,250 |
| Elkland Township | 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Laporte Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Shrewsbury Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Forksville | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Cherry Township | 4% | C+ | C | 34 min | $84,792 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elkland Township, Laporte Township, Shrewsbury Township and Forksville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Forks 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 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 Forks Township: questions
What is the median household income in Forks Township?
$71,250 (±$27,553) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forks Township?
7.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forks Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forks Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (6%, 31 mi), Elkland Township (4%, 6 mi), Cherry Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Forks Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Forks Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forks Township
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.