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Jobs & commute in Grugan Township

Grugan Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 2 jobs in Grugan Township; 28 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Grugan Township itself; outside it, Williamsport draws the most (21%, 31 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Grugan Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

28live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night46
Workday20
46live here− 28head out to work+ 2come in to work= 20on a workday

About 20 people are in Grugan Township on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Grugan Township ends

Mill Hall: 2 residents work here (7%)Lewisburg: 1 residents work here (4%)Loganton: 1 residents work here (4%)Lock Haven: 3 residents work here (11%)State College: 1 residents work here (4%)Williamsport: 6 residents work here (21%)Rockland: 1 residents work here (4%)Loyalsock Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Porter Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Muncy Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Woodward TownshipMcHenry TownshipColebrook TownshipNoyes TownshipGrugan TownshipBald Eagle TownshipChapman TownshipGallagher TownshipWilliamsportLock HavenMill HallLewisburgLogantonState CollegeGrugan Township
1
Williamsport30.6 mi away
21%6
2
Lock Haven13.4 mi away
11%3
3
Mill Hall14.2 mi away
7%2
4
Lewisburg44.1 mi away
4%1
5
Loganton24.2 mi away
4%1
6
State College36.2 mi away
4%1
7
Rockland, NY153.7 mi away
4%1
8
Loyalsock Township33.2 mi away
4%1
9
Porter Township18.4 mi away
4%1
10
Muncy Township42.5 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%10
The top trips

Where Grugan Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Grugan Township

Jobs based in Grugan TownshipJobs Grugan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%32%
Trade, transport & utilities0%0%
Services: health, schools, offices100%68%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month0%57%

Who does it

29 or younger0%21%
30 to 5450%46%
55 and older50%32%
+0%

Jobs based in Grugan Township, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 2. 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 Grugan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Grugan Township: about 14 minutes

A year of commuting
109 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Grugan Township14 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Grugan Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Grugan Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 13 commuters (the 0% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Grugan Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWilliamsport: 21% · 30.6 miLock Haven: 11% · 13.4 miMill Hall: 7% · 14.2 miLewisburg: 4% · 44.1 miLoganton: 4% · 24.2 miState College: 4% · 36.2 miRockland: 4% · 153.7 miLoyalsock Township: 4% · 33.2 miPorter Township: 4% · 18.4 miMuncy Township: 4% · 42.5 miLock Haven 11%Mill Hall 7%Lewisburg 4%Grugan Township
Grugan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi3 residents
30%10–24 mi8 residents
44%25–50 mi12 residents
15%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 15% 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.

Next door

How Grugan Township compares with the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Grugan Township14 min
Chapman Township23 min
Bald Eagle Township24 min
Colebrook Township29 min
Noyes Township37 min
McHenry Township37 min
Gallagher Township39 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownGrugan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Grugan Township–——14 min$76,563
Colebrook Townshipunder 4%——29 min—
Bald Eagle Townshipunder 4%CB−24 min$75,685
Noyes Townshipunder 4%——37 min—
McHenry Townshipunder 4%——37 min—
Chapman Townshipunder 4%——23 min—
Gallagher Townshipunder 4%——39 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Colebrook Township, Noyes Township, McHenry Township and Gallagher Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Chapman Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Grugan Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Grugan Township: questions

What is the median household income in Grugan Township?

$76,563 (±$5,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Grugan Township?

0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Grugan Township?

14 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Grugan Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (21%, 31 mi), Lock Haven (11%, 13 mi), Mill Hall (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Grugan Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Grugan Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Grugan Township

Grugan Township home →

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.