Photo: Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US · CC BY 2.0North Towanda Township has some of the lowest household incomes of any U.S. town
Household incomes here are among the lowest in the country. Below the poverty line: 28.6% of residents, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. For jobs and income North Towanda Township is better than 3% of U.S. towns (D−); for walkability it is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (B+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set North Towanda Township apart
North Towanda Township fills up on a workday
North Towanda Township has 1,508 jobs, 3.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,100 people are in town, more than double the 1,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
North Towanda Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in North Towanda Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs North Towanda Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 33%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in North Towanda Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
81% of the jobs based in North Towanda Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 66% of the jobs North Towanda Township residents hold. 96% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside North Towanda Township. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 463 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for North Towanda Township
Job access by car holds North Towanda Township’s grade up (ahead of 23% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($28,906, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (6.3%) is left out: North Towanda Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Towanda Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
A workday in North Towanda Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 409 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 1,454 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in North Towanda Township on a workday afternoon, 100% more than live here.
3.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 38% of work in North Towanda Township
1,508 jobs are based in North Towanda Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Towanda Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,535 → 1,508. 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 Towanda Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where North Towanda Township’s workers come from
Where North Towanda 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.
A commute of about 21 minutes in North Towanda Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Towanda Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 commuters (the 12% 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.
Miles to work from North Towanda Township
About 23% 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.
In North Towanda Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 234 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 17.3% of North Towanda Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Towanda Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How North Towanda Township compares with U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
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| 11 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 22 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,951 | Gray Township IL | 1,018 | $51K | 28.8% | 10.5% | 7% | D− |
| 2,952 | Towanda Township PA | 1,021 | $50K | 26.4% | 5.6% | 1% | D− |
| 2,953 | North Towanda Township PA | 1,041 | $29K | 28.6% | 6.3% | 12% | D− |
| 2,954 | Newark AR | 1,184 | $40K | 29.5% | 3.6% | 3% | D− |
| 2,955 | Highland AR | 1,060 | $49K | 21.3% | 6.6% | 14% | D− |
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| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 North Towanda Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
North Towanda Township and its neighbors: 20% work next door
The biggest share goes to Towanda (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Towanda Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Towanda Township | – | D− | B+ | 21 min | $28,906 |
| Sheshequin Township | under 2% | C− | C | 23 min | $62,321 |
| Towanda | 10% | C− | A | 20 min | $60,888 |
| Wysox Township | 10% | D | B | 19 min | $60,357 |
| Towanda Township | under 2% | D− | C− | 17 min | $50,179 |
| Burlington Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burlington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Towanda 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 Towanda Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Towanda Township?
$28,906 (±$9,905) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Towanda Township?
28.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Towanda Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Towanda Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Towanda (10%, 2 mi), Wysox Township (10%, 6 mi), Wyalusing Township (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Towanda Township walkable?
North Towanda Township is more walkable than 68% 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 North Towanda Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Towanda Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Towanda 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. 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.