Allison has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Employers in Allison report 4 jobs, against 183 working residents. Hardly any work in Allison; the top destination outside it is California (6%, 6 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Allison for work, and who comes in
On a workday 183 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Allison on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Allison goes to work
Where Allison clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Allison
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allison, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 4. 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 Allison’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allison workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Allison commutes less than 17 miles
About 19% 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.
How Allison compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allison workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison | – | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Redstone Township | under 3% | C− | B | 25 min | $59,954 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Allison’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 Allison: questions
What is the poverty rate in Allison?
18.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allison?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allison work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are California (6%, 6 mi), South Union Township (5%, 11 mi), Pittsburgh (4%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Allison without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allison, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allison
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.