Atlantic has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). There are 14 jobs in Atlantic, and 26 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Atlantic itself; outside it, Meadville draws the most (15%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Atlantic: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in Atlantic on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 the trip to work from Atlantic ends
Where Atlantic clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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 Atlantic
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atlantic, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 14. 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 Atlantic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Atlantic
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atlantic workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 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.
The commute from Atlantic, by distance
About 15% 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.
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 Atlantic: questions
What is the median household income in Atlantic?
$88,333 (±$58,531) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atlantic?
0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atlantic?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atlantic work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meadville (15%, 14 mi), Vernon Township (12%, 10 mi), West Salem Township (12%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Atlantic without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 50% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Atlantic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atlantic
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.