Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Applewold works elsewhere
The average commute, 26 minutes each way, matches the Pennsylvania norm. 20 jobs are based in Applewold, against 160 working residents. Hardly any stay in Applewold for work; outside it, East Franklin Township is the main destination (11%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Applewold by day and by night
On a workday 159 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Applewold 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 out of Applewold: the destinations
Where Applewold clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Applewold
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Applewold, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 20. 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 Applewold’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Applewold: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Applewold workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Applewold
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.
Around Applewold: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Applewold workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applewold | – | — | — | 26 min | $61,250 |
| West Hills | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Hills: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Applewold’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 Applewold: questions
What is the median household income in Applewold?
$61,250 (±$37,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Applewold?
15.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Applewold?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Applewold work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Franklin Township (11%, 4 mi), Pittsburgh (7%, 35 mi), Manor Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Applewold without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Applewold, from the people who make the trip.
More of Applewold
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.