With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Gallagher Township works elsewhere
Gallagher Township has 20 jobs; 191 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Gallagher Township; the top destination outside it is Lock Haven (16%, 10 miles). 5% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Gallagher Township
On a workday 190 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Gallagher Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 Gallagher Township commutes to
Where Gallagher Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 50% of the jobs in Gallagher Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gallagher Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 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 Gallagher Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 39 minutes to work from Gallagher Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gallagher Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 5% 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 Gallagher Township goes to work
About 27% 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.
Next door to Gallagher Township
The biggest share goes to Woodward Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gallagher Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $66,406 |
| Watson Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Cummings Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| McHenry Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Woodward Township | 3% | B | C+ | 27 min | $86,083 |
| Grugan Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Dunnstable Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Watson Township, Cummings Township, McHenry Township and Grugan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Dunnstable Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gallagher 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 Gallagher Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gallagher Township?
$66,406 (±$21,164) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gallagher Township?
20.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gallagher Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gallagher Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lock Haven (16%, 10 mi), Williamsport (7%, 23 mi), Castanea Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gallagher 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 Gallagher Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gallagher 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.