Windham Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
19 jobs are based in Windham Township, against 270 working residents. Only 2% work in Windham Township itself; outside it, Meshoppen Township draws the most (10%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 40 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Windham Township, in brief
Windham Township is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Windham Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Windham Township has about 470 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Windham Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 36 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 270 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Windham Township
On a workday 265 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Windham Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The daily trip from Windham Township: about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Windham Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 180 commuters (the 14% 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 Windham Township goes to work
Where Windham Township clocks in
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 32% of Windham Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Windham Township, 2014 → 2024: 62 → 19. 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 Windham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Windham Township to work
About 23% 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.
19% of Windham Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Windham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windham Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $71,250 |
| Braintrim Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Forkston Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Meshoppen Township | 10% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| North Branch Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Mehoopany Township | 9% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Braintrim Township, Forkston Township, Meshoppen Township and North Branch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Mehoopany Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Meshoppen Township. Darker towns draw more of Windham 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 Windham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Windham Township?
$71,250 (±$15,587) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Windham Township?
11.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Windham Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Windham Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meshoppen Township (10%, 6 mi), Mehoopany Township (9%, 6 mi), Wyalusing Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Windham Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Windham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Windham 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.