Photo: User:Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 3.0West Branch Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
West Branch Township has 31 jobs; 124 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in West Branch Township for work; outside it, Galeton is the main destination (32%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 9% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves West Branch Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 123 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in West Branch Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 West Branch Township goes to work
Where West Branch Township clocks in
32% of workers
6% 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.
What West Branch Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Branch Township, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 31. 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 West Branch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from West Branch Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Branch Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 commuters (the 9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from West Branch Township
About 27% 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.
Bordering towns draw 42% of West Branch Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Branch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Branch Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $63,438 |
| Pike Township | 6% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Abbott Township | 4% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Ulysses Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Galeton | 32% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pike Township, Abbott Township, Ulysses Township, Galeton and Summit Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Galeton. Darker towns draw more of West Branch 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 West Branch Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Branch Township?
$63,438 (±$7,969) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Branch Township?
10.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Branch Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Branch Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galeton (32%, 5 mi), Coudersport (6%, 17 mi), Pike Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Branch Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Branch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Branch 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.