Most of Overton Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
For 3% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%. There are 2 jobs in Overton Township, against 88 working residents. Hardly any work in Overton Township itself; outside it, Towanda draws the most (7%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Overton Township by day and by night
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Overton Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Overton Township’s residents
Where Overton Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Overton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Overton Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 2. 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 Overton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Overton Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Overton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 3% 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.
Overton Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Overton Township
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Overton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overton Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $58,750 |
| Franklin Township | 5% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | D | C | 25 min | $56,850 |
Same-state neighbors only. Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Overton 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 Overton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Overton Township?
$58,750 (±$20,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Overton Township?
19.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Overton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Overton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Towanda (7%, 13 mi), Canton (6%, 14 mi), Union (5%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Overton Township without a car?
0% 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 Overton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Overton 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.