Metros where people in Williamsport are getting new jobs
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly shifted the job market in cities and towns across the country. Millions of layoffs in early 2020 forced workers to search elsewhere for jobs. Record numbers of workers have quit their jobs in the past year in favor of new pursuits in different locales. And concerns over virus spread in population-dense areas also inspired many to leave urban areas, and their jobs, in favor of rural ones.
Emerging job markets in places like Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, and Salt Lake City reflect cultural shifts in what workers are looking for in their jobs and their places of residence: year-round warmth that makes outdoor activities easy, lower income taxes, and tech-focused employers.
Stacker compiled a list of metros where the most people from Williamsport, PA found new jobs using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Jobs-to-Jobs Flows. Metros are ranked by the number of people that started a new job from Williamsport, PA in the first quarter of 2021.
#15. Lebanon, PA
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Lebanon, PA in Q1 2021: 7
--- #13 (tie) most common destination from Lebanon, PA
- Net job flow: 4 to Lebanon, PA
#14. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH in Q1 2021: 0
--- #31 most common destination from Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
- Net job flow: 11 to Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
#13. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA in Q1 2021: 19
--- #187 most common destination from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Net job flow: 7 to Williamsport, PA
#12. East Stroudsburg, PA
--- 1.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from East Stroudsburg, PA in Q1 2021: 8
--- #10 most common destination from East Stroudsburg, PA
- Net job flow: 5 to East Stroudsburg, PA
#11. Reading, PA
--- 2.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Reading, PA in Q1 2021: 37
--- #16 most common destination from Reading, PA
- Net job flow: 17 to Williamsport, PA
#10. Altoona, PA
--- 2.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Altoona, PA in Q1 2021: 19
--- #11 most common destination from Altoona, PA
- Net job flow: 4 to Altoona, PA
#9. State College, PA
--- 2.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from State College, PA in Q1 2021: 33
--- #9 most common destination from State College, PA
- Net job flow: 7 to Williamsport, PA
#8. Lancaster, PA
--- 3.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Lancaster, PA in Q1 2021: 28
--- #16 most common destination from Lancaster, PA
- Net job flow: 5 to Lancaster, PA
#7. York-Hanover, PA
--- 3.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from York-Hanover, PA in Q1 2021: 34
--- #16 most common destination from York-Hanover, PA
- Net job flow: 3 to York-Hanover, PA
#6. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
--- 5.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ in Q1 2021: 55
--- #15 most common destination from Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Net job flow: 0 to Williamsport, PA
#5. Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
--- 6.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA in Q1 2021: 46
--- #3 most common destination from Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
- Net job flow: 15 to Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
#4. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
--- 7.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA in Q1 2021: 71
--- #16 (tie) most common destination from Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
- Net job flow: 0 to Williamsport, PA
#3. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
--- 9.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA in Q1 2021: 64
--- #11 most common destination from Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Net job flow: 25 to Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
#2. Pittsburgh, PA
--- 15.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Pittsburgh, PA in Q1 2021: 124
--- #18 most common destination from Pittsburgh, PA
- Net job flow: 19 to Pittsburgh, PA
#1. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
--- 16.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Williamsport, PA from Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in Q1 2021: 132
--- #28 most common destination from Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Net job flow: 27 to Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD