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Employers in Mina report 444 jobs, and 337 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten stay in Mina for work; outside it, Ripley is the main destination (11%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Mina apart
Many jobs in Mina pay little
51% of the jobs based in Mina pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 46% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Mina
48% of Mina residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 17% of the jobs based in Mina pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 337 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mina, 2013 → 2023: 143 → 444. 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 Mina’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Mina
About 33% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Mina
On a workday 310 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 417 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Mina on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Mina commutes to
Where Mina clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
Getting to work from Mina takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mina workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 346 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Mina’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mina workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina | – | — | — | 24 min | $75,000 |
| Ripley | 11% | D | C | 20 min | $52,591 |
| French Creek | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Sherman | 2% | D | B+ | 26 min | $51,953 |
Same-state neighbors only. French Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ripley. Darker towns draw more of Mina’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Mina: questions
What is the median household income in Mina?
$75,000 (±$11,953) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mina?
13.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mina?
24 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mina work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ripley (11%, 8 mi), North East (9%, 9 mi), North East Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mina without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mina, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mina
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.