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Jobs & commute in Pine Township

Pine Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Pine Township itself; outside it, Williamsport draws the most (25%, 20 miles). There are 45 jobs in Pine Township, against 99 working residents. 40% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Pine Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.

99live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
45work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday200
260live here− 99head out to work+ 45come in to work= 200on a workday

About 200 people are in Pine Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.45jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Pine Township ends

New York: 2 residents work here (2%)LewisburgCanton: 3 residents work here (3%)Jersey Shore: 2 residents work here (2%)South Williamsport: 2 residents work here (2%)Montoursville: 2 residents work here (2%)Wellsboro: 4 residents work here (4%)Williamsport: 25 residents work here (25%)Loyalsock Township: 3 residents work here (3%)McIntyre TownshipLiberty TownshipCogan House Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Hepburn TownshipBrown TownshipJackson Township: 3 residents work here (3%)McHenry TownshipUnion TownshipCummings TownshipCharleston TownshipPine TownshipMorris TownshipWilliamsportWellsboroCogan House TownshipCantonLoyalsock TownshipJackson TownshipPine Township
1
Williamsport20.4 mi away
25%25
2
Wellsboro18.7 mi away
4%4
34%4
4
Canton24.9 mi away
3%3
5
Loyalsock Township20.7 mi away
3%3
6
Jackson Township8.4 mi away
3%3
7
New York City, NY182.4 mi away
2%2
8
Jersey Shore19.1 mi away
2%2
9
South Williamsport22.1 mi away
2%2
10
Montoursville24.2 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%49
The top trips

Where Pine 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.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in Pine TownshipJobs Pine Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms16%18%
Trade, transport & utilities0%28%
Services: health, schools, offices84%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less67%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%29%
Over $3,333 a month7%58%

Who does it

29 or younger44%17%
30 to 5429%51%
55 and older27%32%
+15%

Jobs based in Pine Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 45. 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 Pine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 31 minutes in Pine Township

A year of commuting
238 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pine Township31 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
40%

of Pine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 4 in 10
How Pine Township gets to work
80%Drive alone
11%Carpool
7%Transit
2%Other

Share of the 92 commuters (the 39% 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.

How far

Where in the region Pine Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWilliamsport: 25% · 20.4 miWellsboro: 4% · 18.7 miCogan House Township: 4% · 8.6 miCanton: 3% · 24.9 miLoyalsock Township: 3% · 20.7 miJackson Township: 3% · 8.4 miNew York City: 2% · 182.4 miJersey Shore: 2% · 19.1 miSouth Williamsport: 2% · 22.1 miMontoursville: 2% · 24.2 miWilliamsport 25%Wellsboro 4%Cogan House Township 4%Canton 3%Loyalsock Township 3%Pine Township
Pine TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
2%Under 10 mi2 residents
41%10–24 mi40 residents
26%25–50 mi25 residents
32%Over 50 mi31 residents

About 32% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Pine Township

The biggest share goes to Cogan House Township (4%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Morris Township25 min
Jackson Township29 min
Pine Township31 min
Cogan House Township32 min
Brown Township32 min
Cummings Township37 min
McHenry Township37 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownPine Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pine Township–——31 min$96,500
Cogan House Township4%——32 min—
Morris Townshipunder 3%——25 min—
Jackson Township3%——29 min—
Cummings Townshipunder 3%——37 min—
McHenry Townshipunder 3%——37 min—
Brown Townshipunder 3%——32 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Cogan House Township, Morris Township, Jackson Township, Cummings Township, McHenry Township and Brown Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pine Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pine Township: questions

What is the median household income in Pine Township?

$96,500 (±$81,396) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pine Township?

8.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pine Township?

31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pine Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (25%, 20 mi), Wellsboro (4%, 19 mi), Cogan House Township (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pine Township without a car?

7% of commuters take transit and 36% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Pine Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Pine Township

Pine Township home →

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.