Work & commute · Williamsport

Work & commute in Williamsport, PA

About one in 3 of Williamsport’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Loyalsock (9%), New York (4%) and Montoursville (2%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

3,529 of 11,262 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7,733 Williamsport residents head out of town to work, 3,529 work right here, and 14,892 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Williamsport.

7,733live here, work elsewhere

3,529live and work here

14,892work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Williamsport goes to work

Williamsport (in town)right here

31%3,529

Loyalsock3.4 mi away

9%999

New York, NY166.4 mi away

4%468

Montoursville6.2 mi away

2%271

South Williamsport2 mi away

2%255

Fairfield8.6 mi away

2%195

Clinton8.7 mi away

1%168

Muncy12 mi away

1%159

Old Lycoming2.8 mi away

1%156

Philadelphia131.1 mi away

1%153

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%4,909

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

How far

How far Williamsport commutes

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

51%

11%

32%

51%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

32%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Williamsport is a job hub

1.64jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Williamsport are

18,421 jobs are based in Williamsport. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Williamsport’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Williamsport

18,421 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Williamsport residents hold

11,262 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−9%

Jobs based in Williamsport, 2013 → 2023: 20,288 → 18,421. 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.