Photo: {{{1}}} · CC BY-SA 2.0More people are out of work in Loyalsock Township (12.3%) than in 97% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 6% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Loyalsock Township grades C for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in seven stay in Loyalsock Township for work; outside it, Williamsport is the main destination (29%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Loyalsock Township
Commutes from Loyalsock Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Loyalsock Township works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Loyalsock Township: Williamsport (29%), Montoursville (3%) and Fairfield Township (2%). Next door ↓
Loyalsock Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,110 jobs in Loyalsock Township are filled from a wide area. Loyalsock Township’s own residents hold 11% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Loyalsock Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Loyalsock Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #869 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Loyalsock Township’s grade up (7.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Loyalsock Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
About 15 minutes to work from Loyalsock Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Loyalsock Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,206 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.
Commuting out of Loyalsock Township: the destinations
Where Loyalsock Township clocks in
29% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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 daily commute in and out of Loyalsock Township
On a workday 4,101 residents head out to work, 662 work right here, and 5,448 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Loyalsock Township on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).
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 kinds of work in Loyalsock Township
6,110 jobs are based in Loyalsock Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Loyalsock Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,690 → 6,110. 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 Loyalsock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Loyalsock Township goes to work
About 28% 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.
Loyalsock Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Loyalsock Township is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #420 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Loyalsock Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,484 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.5% of Loyalsock Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Loyalsock Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, Loyalsock Township comes 1,945th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 24 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 41 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 43 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,943 | Rantoul IL | 11,991 | $49K | 16.9% | 3.2% | 26% | C |
| 1,944 | Wilmington OH | 12,802 | $57K | 17.5% | 4.2% | 29% | C |
| 1,945 | Loyalsock Township PA | 11,393 | $59K | 7.9% | 12.3% | 14% | C |
| 1,946 | Fort Bliss TX | 11,460 | $57K | 13.0% | 12.3% | 5% | C |
| 1,947 | Greenville OH | 12,680 | $47K | 14.2% | 4.0% | 32% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Loyalsock Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
34% of Loyalsock Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Loyalsock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyalsock Township | – | C | B+ | 15 min | $59,491 |
| Montoursville | 3% | B− | A | 17 min | $59,919 |
| Old Lycoming Township | under 2% | B | B− | 20 min | $62,609 |
| Garden View | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Williamsport | 29% | C− | A | 16 min | $48,851 |
| Upper Fairfield Township | under 2% | B | D | 20 min | $79,423 |
| Armstrong Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Fairfield Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $73,409 |
| Eldred Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 29 min | $99,464 |
Same-state neighbors only. Garden View: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Armstrong Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Williamsport. Darker towns draw more of Loyalsock 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 Loyalsock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Loyalsock Township?
$59,491 (±$3,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Loyalsock Township?
7.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Loyalsock Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Loyalsock Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (29%, 3 mi), Montoursville (3%, 4 mi), South Williamsport (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Loyalsock Township walkable?
Loyalsock Township is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Loyalsock Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Loyalsock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Loyalsock 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.