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Jobs & commute in Putnam Township

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Putnam Township works elsewhere

2% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). Employers in Putnam Township report 38 jobs, and 117 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Putnam Township itself; outside it, Mansfield draws the most (9%, 4 miles).

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

38 jobs based here
Household income
$49K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
4.5%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
5.2%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
22 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 117 working residents
Work from home
2%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Putnam Township by day and by night

On a workday 117 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.

117live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
38work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night390
Workday310
390live here− 120head out to work+ 38come in to work= 310on a workday

About 310 people are in Putnam Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.32jobs 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

Commuting out of Putnam Township: the destinations

Elmira: 3 residents work here (3%)New York: 2 residents work here (2%)LibertyKnoxvilleLawrencevilleTroy: 5 residents work here (4%)Mansfield: 11 residents work here (9%)Sayre: 3 residents work here (3%)Blossburg: 4 residents work here (3%)Wellsboro: 10 residents work here (9%)Richmond Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Sullivan TownshipLawrence TownshipPutnam TownshipCharleston Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Canton TownshipCovington Township: 10 residents work here (9%)MansfieldWellsboroCovington TownshipTroyBlossburgElmiraPutnam Township
1
Mansfield4.3 mi away
9%11
2
Wellsboro11.4 mi away
9%10
3
Covington Township1.3 mi away
9%10
4
Troy15.2 mi away
4%5
5
Blossburg4.5 mi away
3%4
6
Elmira, NY27.9 mi away
3%3
7
Sayre33.3 mi away
3%3
8
Richmond Township4.6 mi away
3%3
9
Charleston Township7.3 mi away
3%3
10
New York City, NY179.6 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%63
The top trips

Where Putnam Township clocks in

9%Mansfield
9% of workers
4.3 mi awayMansfield11 Putnam Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
11.4 mi awayWellsboro10 Putnam Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
1.3 mi awayCovington Township10 Putnam Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

The kinds of work in Putnam Township

Jobs based in Putnam TownshipJobs Putnam Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms13%26%
Trade, transport & utilities37%19%
Services: health, schools, offices50%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less32%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%24%
Over $3,333 a month29%62%

Who does it

29 or younger3%19%
30 to 5463%51%
55 and older34%30%
+12%

Jobs based in Putnam Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 38. 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 Putnam Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 22 minutes in Putnam Township

A year of commuting
170 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Putnam Township22 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

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

About 0 in 10
How Putnam Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
8%Carpool
4%Other

Share of the 159 commuters (the 2% 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

Miles to work from Putnam Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMansfield: 9% · 4.3 miWellsboro: 9% · 11.4 miCovington Township: 9% · 1.3 miTroy: 4% · 15.2 miBlossburg: 3% · 4.5 miElmira: 3% · 27.9 miSayre: 3% · 33.3 miRichmond Township: 3% · 4.6 miCharleston Township: 3% · 7.3 miNew York City: 2% · 179.6 miMansfield 9%Wellsboro 9%Troy 4%Blossburg 3%Putnam Township
Putnam TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi32 residents
20%10–24 mi23 residents
19%25–50 mi22 residents
34%Over 50 mi40 residents

About 34% 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.

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 Putnam Township: questions

What is the median household income in Putnam Township?

$49,107 (±$12,441) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Putnam Township?

4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Putnam Township?

22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Putnam Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mansfield (9%, 4 mi), Wellsboro (9%, 11 mi), Covington Township (9%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Putnam 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 Putnam Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Putnam Township

Putnam Township home →
$783median rent
HousingLive where you work?Homes and rent in Putnam Township
22min commute
HandbookGetting around Putnam TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in PAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.