Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Arona commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
The average commute, 26 minutes each way, matches the Pennsylvania norm. Employers in Arona report 39 jobs, against 103 working residents. Hardly any work in Arona; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (14%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Arona quiets down on a workday
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Arona on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Arona’s working residents head each day
Where Arona clocks in
14% 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.
Arona makes things: 64% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arona, 2014 → 2024: 9 → 39. 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 Arona’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Arona takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arona workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 commuters (the 19% 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 Arona commutes less than 14 miles
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.
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 Arona: questions
What is the median household income in Arona?
$73,125 (±$51,254) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arona?
9.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arona?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arona work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (14%, 21 mi), Hempfield Township (13%, 4 mi), Greensburg (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Arona without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arona
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.