Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0Watson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
7 jobs are based in Watson Township; 74 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Watson Township itself; outside it, Warren draws the most (30%, 11 miles). Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Watson Township on a workday
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Watson Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where Watson Township goes to work
Where Watson Township clocks in
30% of workers
15% 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.
What Watson Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Watson Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 7. 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 Watson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Watson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 11% 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 in the region Watson Township works
About 15% 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.
Watson Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Watson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $71,071 |
| Deerfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Limestone Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pleasant Township | 5% | B | B− | 17 min | $75,893 |
| Cherry Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deerfield Township, Limestone Township and Cherry Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Watson 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 Watson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Watson Township?
$71,071 (±$10,237) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Watson Township?
4.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Watson Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Watson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (30%, 11 mi), Conewango Township (15%, 13 mi), Pleasant Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Watson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Watson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Watson 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.