Most of Terry Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
6% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). 85 jobs are based in Terry Township for 414 working residents. Only 2% work in Terry Township; the top destination outside it is Wyalusing Township (13%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Terry Township, in brief
Terry Township is a place people come home to
There are 85 jobs based in Terry Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Terry Township has about 560 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Terry Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 414 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Terry Township by day
On a workday 405 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Terry Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
From Terry Township, about 39 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Terry Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 297 commuters (the 6% 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.
Where Terry Township’s working residents head each day
Where Terry 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.
Factories, building and farms: 84% of the jobs in Terry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Terry Township, 2013 → 2023: 193 → 85. 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 Terry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Terry Township
About 22% 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.
Terry Township and its neighbors: 17% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Terry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Township | – | — | — | 39 min | $57,200 |
| Wyalusing Township | 13% | C+ | A | 25 min | $90,197 |
| Wyalusing | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Albany Township | 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Asylum Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 24 min | $73,382 |
| Wilmot Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 22 min | $85,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wyalusing and Albany Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wyalusing Township. Darker towns draw more of Terry 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 Terry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Terry Township?
$57,200 (±$15,829) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Terry Township?
18.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Terry Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Terry Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wyalusing Township (13%, 5 mi), Towanda (8%, 10 mi), Wysox Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Terry 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 Terry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Terry 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.