Aaronsburg has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Aaronsburg has 42 jobs, and 122 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Aaronsburg for work; outside it, Centerville is the main destination (7%, 3 miles). Home is the office for 21% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Aaronsburg for work, and who comes in
On a workday 122 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Aaronsburg on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Aaronsburg goes to work
Where Aaronsburg clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Aaronsburg makes things: 93% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aaronsburg, 2014 → 2024: 44 → 42. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Aaronsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Aaronsburg
of Aaronsburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Aaronsburg commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Aaronsburg and its neighbors: 12% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aaronsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaronsburg | – | — | — | — | $47,933 |
| Fredericktown | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Centerville | 7% | A− | D | 38 min | $71,250 |
| Deemston | 5% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fredericktown: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Deemston: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Centerville. Darker towns draw more of Aaronsburg’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 2024, 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 Aaronsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Aaronsburg?
$47,933 (±$30,562) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aaronsburg?
52.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Aaronsburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Centerville (7%, 3 mi), Washington (6%, 17 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Aaronsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aaronsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aaronsburg
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.