Altamont has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
40 jobs are based in Altamont for 265 working residents. Hardly any work in Altamont; the top destination outside it is Shenandoah (11%, 2 miles). 3% of workers work from home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Altamont, in brief
Altamont is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Altamont, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Altamont has about 300 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Altamont workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 265 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Altamont
On a workday 264 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Altamont on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Commuting from Altamont: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Altamont workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 207 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where Altamont goes to work
Where Altamont clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
70% of the jobs in Altamont pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Altamont, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 40. 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 Altamont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Altamont to work
About 20% 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 Altamont compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Frackville (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Altamont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont | – | — | — | 23 min | $43,750 |
| Frackville | 2% | C | B+ | 25 min | $56,866 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Altamont’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 Altamont: questions
What is the median household income in Altamont?
$43,750 (±$24,570) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Altamont?
16.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Altamont?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Altamont work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shenandoah (11%, 2 mi), Pottsville (7%, 7 mi), West Mahanoy Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Altamont without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Altamont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Altamont
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.