Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0North Branch Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in North Branch Township itself; outside it, Tunkhannock Township draws the most (17%, 15 miles). There are 3 jobs in North Branch Township, and 78 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 6% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes North Branch Township
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in North Branch 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from North Branch Township ends
Where North Branch Township clocks in
17% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Branch Township, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 3. 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 North Branch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 36 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Branch Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from North Branch Township
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.
North Branch Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Branch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Branch Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $66,458 |
| Forkston Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Windham Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Colley Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Forkston Township, Windham Township and Colley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Branch 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in North Branch Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Branch Township?
$66,458 (±$26,892) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Branch Township?
15.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Branch Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Branch Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tunkhannock Township (17%, 15 mi), Mehoopany Township (15%, 7 mi), Scranton (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Branch Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Branch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Branch Township
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.