Isaac A. Packer Farm · Photo: Joseph Elliott · Public domainMost of Woodward Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Woodward Township has 362 jobs for 1,126 working residents. The two grades for Woodward Township are B for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 3% work in Woodward Township; the top destination outside it is Lock Haven (13%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Woodward Township: the gist
The four measures behind Woodward Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Woodward Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Woodward Township’s grade up (6.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 32% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Woodward Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
In and out of Woodward Township on a workday
On a workday 1,087 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 323 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Woodward Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 towns that employ Woodward Township’s residents
Where Woodward Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Woodward Township: what the 362 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodward Township, 2014 → 2024: 463 → 362. 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 Woodward Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Woodward Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodward Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,057 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.
How far Woodward Township’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
In Woodward Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Woodward Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Woodward Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,230 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.4% of Woodward Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Woodward Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Woodward Township ranks: 1,533rd of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 27 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
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| 64 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 75 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,531 | Red Hill PA | 2,508 | $65K | 8.2% | 3.3% | 4% | B |
| 1,532 | Van Buren Township IN | 2,785 | $91K | 9.3% | 0.0% | 26% | B |
| 1,533 | Woodward Township PA | 2,480 | $86K | 6.3% | 3.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,534 | Shawneeland VA | 2,754 | $95K | 10.2% | 2.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,535 | Elida OH | 1,904 | $81K | 3.1% | 5.1% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Woodward Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 19% of Woodward Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodward Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward Township | – | B | C+ | 27 min | $86,083 |
| Lock Haven | 13% | D | A | 18 min | $46,102 |
| Castanea Township | 3% | C | D− | 21 min | $59,545 |
| Allison Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Gallagher Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Bald Eagle Township | 3% | C | B− | 24 min | $75,685 |
| Dunnstable Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Colebrook Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Allison Township, Gallagher Township and Colebrook Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Dunnstable Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lock Haven. Darker towns draw more of Woodward 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 Woodward Township: questions
What is the median household income in Woodward Township?
$86,083 (±$9,163) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodward Township?
6.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodward Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodward Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lock Haven (13%, 3 mi), Williamsport (9%, 22 mi), Flemington (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Woodward Township walkable?
Woodward Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Woodward 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 Woodward Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodward 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.