Photo: User:Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Old Lycoming Township has lower unemployment (0.3%) than 98% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Old Lycoming Township B; getting around on foot earns it B−. Only 5% stay in Old Lycoming Township for work; outside it, Williamsport is the main destination (33%, 3 miles). Home is the office for 9% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Old Lycoming Township, in brief
A lot of Old Lycoming Township works one town over
41% of working residents work in a town that borders Old Lycoming Township: Williamsport (33%) and Loyalsock Township (8%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Old Lycoming Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Old Lycoming Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Old Lycoming Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #587 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Old Lycoming Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($62,609, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Old Lycoming Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
About 20 minutes to work from Old Lycoming Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Lycoming Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,397 commuters (the 9% 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.
Old Lycoming Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,117 residents head out to work, 122 work right here, and 1,113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Old Lycoming Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.55 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The places Old Lycoming Township commutes to
Where Old Lycoming Township clocks in
33% of workers
8% of workers
2% 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 kinds of work in Old Lycoming Township
1,235 jobs are based in Old Lycoming Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Lycoming Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,329 → 1,235. 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 Old Lycoming Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Old Lycoming Township’s workers travel
About 26% 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 Old Lycoming Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Old Lycoming Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #593 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,644 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). 6.0% of Old Lycoming Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Old Lycoming Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,840 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,600, Old Lycoming Township comes 1,692nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 29 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 35 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 73 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,690 | Richwood TX | 4,777 | $88K | 3.4% | 8.4% | 1% | B |
| 1,691 | Edgerton WI | 6,121 | $72K | 8.6% | 4.1% | 14% | B |
| 1,692 | Old Lycoming Township PA | 4,924 | $63K | 11.5% | 0.3% | 5% | B |
| 1,693 | Rindge NH | 6,502 | $103K | 9.6% | 3.4% | 15% | B |
| 1,694 | Bethel Township PA | 5,491 | $90K | 9.4% | 4.7% | 13% | B |
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| 3,840 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Old Lycoming Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 41% of Old Lycoming Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Lycoming Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Lycoming Township | – | B | B− | 20 min | $62,609 |
| Loyalsock Township | 8% | C | B+ | 15 min | $59,491 |
| Woodward Township | under 2% | B− | D | 27 min | $72,989 |
| Lycoming Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $71,563 |
| Williamsport | 33% | C− | A | 16 min | $48,851 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Williamsport. Darker towns draw more of Old Lycoming 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 Old Lycoming Township: questions
What is the median household income in Old Lycoming Township?
$62,609 (±$12,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Lycoming Township?
11.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Lycoming Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Lycoming Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (33%, 3 mi), Loyalsock Township (8%, 5 mi), New York City (2%, 169 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Old Lycoming Township walkable?
Old Lycoming Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Old Lycoming Township without a car?
1% 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 Old Lycoming Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Lycoming 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.