Work & commute · West Branch

Work & commute in West Branch, PA

Most working residents leave West Branch for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Galeton (19%), Coudersport (12%) and Pike (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 100 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 99 West Branch residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Branch.

99live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

8work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Branch goes to work

Galeton5.1 mi away

19%19

Coudersport17.1 mi away

12%12

Pike6.8 mi away

6%6

Abbott4.8 mi away

3%3

Westfield18.1 mi away

3%3

Smethport38.8 mi away

2%2

St. Marys44.7 mi away

2%2

Canisteo, NY39.5 mi away

2%2

Hempfield137.4 mi away

2%2

Union82.6 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%47

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far West Branch commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

28%

22%

12%

38%

28%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Branch is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in West Branch are

9 jobs are based in West Branch. Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Branch’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in West Branch

9 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less44%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month33%

Jobs West Branch residents hold

100 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+125%

Jobs based in West Branch, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 9. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.