Photo: unknown c, 1887 · Public domainWoolrich has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
24 jobs are based in Woolrich, and 378 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Woolrich; the top destination outside it is Williamsport (14%, 18 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 39 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Woolrich, in brief
Woolrich is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in Woolrich, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Woolrich has about 460 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Woolrich workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 378 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Woolrich on a workday afternoon
On a workday 378 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Woolrich on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
A commute of about 39 minutes in Woolrich
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woolrich workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 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.
Out of Woolrich to work: where people go
Where Woolrich clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
In Woolrich, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woolrich, 2013 → 2023: 208 → 24. 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 Woolrich’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Woolrich commutes
About 25% 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.
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 Woolrich: questions
What is the median household income in Woolrich?
$62,895 (±$32,537) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woolrich?
13.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woolrich?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woolrich work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (14%, 18 mi), Lock Haven (10%, 5 mi), Flemington (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Woolrich without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woolrich, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woolrich
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.