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Jobs & commute in Logan Township

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

Working residents average 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. Employers in Logan Township report 19 jobs for 299 working residents. Home is the office for 18% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Logan Township at work: what stands out

Logan Township is a place people come home to

There are 19 jobs based in Logan Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Logan Township has about 600 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Logan Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 28 minutes). 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 299 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Logan Township

On a workday 298 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.

298live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
18work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night880
Workday600
880live here− 300head out to work+ 18come in to work= 600on a workday

About 600 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

Each way, about 33 minutes from Logan Township

A year of commuting
250 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Logan Township33 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
18%

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

About 2 in 10
How Logan Township gets to work
70%Drive alone
27%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 201 commuters (the 18% 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.

The commute map

14% of working residents work in Greene Township

Flemington: 6 residents work here (2%)Mill Hall: 5 residents work here (2%)Loganton: 11 residents work here (4%)Jersey Shore: 12 residents work here (4%)Lock Haven: 10 residents work here (3%)Williamsport: 30 residents work here (10%)Brownstown TownshipMeshoppen TownshipLoyalsock Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Miles TownshipCollege Township: 11 residents work here (4%)Limestone Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Spring TownshipAllegheny TownshipLogan TownshipPorter TownshipLamar TownshipGreene Township: 41 residents work here (14%)Derry TownshipFairview TownshipBald Eagle TownshipCrawford TownshipGreene TownshipWilliamsportJersey ShoreLogantonCollege TownshipLock HavenLogan Township
114%41
2
Williamsport25.6 mi away
10%30
3
Jersey Shore15.4 mi away
4%12
4
Loganton6.6 mi away
4%11
5
College Township24.8 mi away
4%11
6
Lock Haven8.9 mi away
3%10
7
Flemington8.5 mi away
2%6
8
Limestone Township16.3 mi away
2%6
9
Mill Hall7.5 mi away
2%5
10
Loyalsock Township28.9 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%162
The top trips

Where Logan 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

A place that makes things: 84% of Logan Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Logan TownshipJobs Logan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms84%32%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices16%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less16%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month47%26%
Over $3,333 a month37%61%

Who does it

29 or younger16%23%
30 to 5458%48%
55 and older26%28%
+533%

Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 19. 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 Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How many miles Logan Township commutes

10 mi25 mi35 miGreene Township: 14% · 9 miWilliamsport: 10% · 25.6 miJersey Shore: 4% · 15.4 miLoganton: 4% · 6.6 miCollege Township: 4% · 24.8 miLock Haven: 3% · 8.9 miFlemington: 2% · 8.5 miLimestone Township: 2% · 16.3 miMill Hall: 2% · 7.5 miLoyalsock Township: 2% · 28.9 miGreene Township 14%Williamsport 10%Jersey Shore 4%Loganton 4%College Township 4%Logan Township
Logan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi78 residents
25%10–24 mi75 residents
24%25–50 mi71 residents
25%Over 50 mi74 residents

About 25% 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

14% of Logan Township works in a town next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lamar Township23 min
Porter Township24 min
Greene Township28 min
Miles Township28 min
Logan Township33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLogan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Logan Township–——33 min$58,125
Porter Townshipunder 2%C+B24 min$73,100
Lamar Townshipunder 2%BC23 min$92,188
Greene Township14%CC+28 min$73,517
Miles Townshipunder 2%B−C+28 min$71,544

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Greene Township. Darker towns draw more of Logan 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Logan Township: questions

What is the median household income in Logan Township?

$58,125 (±$23,697) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?

30.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Logan Township?

33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Logan Township work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greene Township (14%, 9 mi), Williamsport (10%, 26 mi), Jersey Shore (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Logan Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 26% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Logan Township

Logan Township home →

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.