Work & commute · Woodward

Work & commute in Woodward, PA

Most working residents leave Woodward for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Lock Haven (15%), Williamsport (8%) and Bald Eagle (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

52 of 1,059 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,007 Woodward residents head out of town to work, 52 work right here, and 275 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Woodward.

1,007live here, work elsewhere

52live and work here

275work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Woodward goes to work

Lock Haven3.3 mi away

15%155

Williamsport22.1 mi away

8%88

Woodward (in town)right here

5%52

Bald Eagle6.1 mi away

3%32

Flemington4.1 mi away

3%31

Castanea4.8 mi away

3%31

College31.9 mi away

3%29

Mill Hall5.8 mi away

3%27

Wayne7.6 mi away

2%22

Jersey Shore9.8 mi away

2%19

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%573

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

How far

How far Woodward commutes

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

41%

17%

18%

24%

41%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Woodward is a commuter town

0.31jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Woodward are

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

Jobs based in Woodward

327 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Woodward residents hold

1,059 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month58%

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Jobs based in Woodward, 2013 → 2023: 328 → 327. 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.