Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli · CC BY 2.0Lewis Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 2% work in Lewis Township itself; outside it, Williamsport draws the most (28%, 13 miles). Employers in Lewis Township report 95 jobs for 366 working residents. 6% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lewis Township
Lewis Township is a place people come home to
There are 95 jobs based in Lewis Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lewis Township has about 580 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Lewis Township works in Williamsport
104 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Williamsport, 13 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Lewis Township itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 366 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Lewis Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 360 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Lewis Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where Lewis Township goes to work
Where Lewis Township clocks in
28% of workers
9% 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 distance from Lewis Township to work
About 30% 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.
What Lewis Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lewis Township, 2013 → 2023: 248 → 95. 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 Lewis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Lewis Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lewis Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 386 commuters (the 6% 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.
Lewis Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Hepburn Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lewis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $65,962 |
| McIntyre Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Hepburn Township | 4% | A− | C | 20 min | $81,488 |
| Cogan House Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Gamble Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lycoming Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $71,563 |
| Cascade Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McIntyre Township, Cogan House Township, Gamble 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 Lewis 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 Lewis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lewis Township?
$65,962 (±$11,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lewis Township?
22.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lewis Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lewis Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (28%, 13 mi), Loyalsock Township (9%, 11 mi), Hepburn Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lewis 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 Lewis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lewis 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.