Forkston Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Forkston Township report 20 jobs, against 121 working residents. For 3% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Forkston Township on a workday
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Forkston Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
12% of working residents work in Mehoopany Township
Where Forkston Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 50% of the jobs in Forkston Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forkston Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 20. 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 Forkston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Forkston Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forkston Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 153 commuters (the 3% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Forkston Township
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.
Work next door: 12% of Forkston Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forkston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forkston Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $69,821 |
| Windham Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| North Branch Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Noxen Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Mehoopany Township | 12% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Windham Township and North Branch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Noxen Township and Mehoopany Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mehoopany Township. Darker towns draw more of Forkston 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 Forkston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Forkston Township?
$69,821 (±$20,454) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forkston Township?
10.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forkston Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forkston Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mehoopany Township (12%, 8 mi), Tunkhannock Township (12%, 15 mi), Tunkhannock (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Forkston Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Forkston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forkston 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.