Photo: User:Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0Gamble Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. There are 22 jobs in Gamble Township; 344 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Gamble Township itself; outside it, Williamsport draws the most (18%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Gamble Township stands out on work
Gamble Township is a place people come home to
There are 22 jobs based in Gamble Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gamble Township has about 460 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Gamble Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 344 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Gamble Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 340 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Gamble Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Commuting from Gamble Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gamble Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 368 commuters (the 2% 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 the trip to work from Gamble Township ends
Where Gamble Township clocks in
18% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 36% of the jobs in Gamble Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gamble Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 22. 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 Gamble Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Gamble 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.
The towns around Gamble Township
The biggest share goes to Plunketts Creek Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gamble Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamble Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $86,429 |
| Plunketts Creek Township | 6% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lewis Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Cascade Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Eldred Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 29 min | $99,464 |
| Hepburn Township | under 2% | A− | C | 20 min | $81,488 |
Same-state neighbors only. Plunketts Creek Township, Lewis Township and Cascade Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gamble 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 Gamble Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gamble Township?
$86,429 (±$16,445) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gamble Township?
9.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gamble Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gamble Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (18%, 10 mi), Loyalsock Township (10%, 7 mi), Plunketts Creek Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gamble 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 Gamble Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gamble 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.