Most of Ulysses Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 5% stay in Ulysses Township for work; outside it, Coudersport is the main destination (8%, 13 miles). Employers in Ulysses Township report 90 jobs; 190 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Ulysses Township on a workday
On a workday 181 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Ulysses Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Ulysses Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ulysses Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
Ulysses Township works in goods: 49% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ulysses Township, 2014 → 2024: 345 → 90. 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 Ulysses Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Ulysses Township spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ulysses Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 commuters (the 8% 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 Ulysses Township’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Ulysses Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ulysses Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $57,266 |
| Ulysses | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Pike Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hector Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| West Branch Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Bingham Township | 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ulysses, Pike Township, Hector Township, West Branch Township and Bingham Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bingham Township. Darker towns draw more of Ulysses 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 Ulysses Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ulysses Township?
$57,266 (±$18,297) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ulysses Township?
12.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ulysses Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ulysses Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coudersport (8%, 13 mi), Eulalia Township (7%, 15 mi), Wellsville (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ulysses Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ulysses Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ulysses 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.