Photo: Textah01 · CC BY-SA 3.0Avella has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
41 jobs are based in Avella; 331 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Avella itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (10%, 28 miles). Commuters spend 57 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Avella and work: the main findings
Avella workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 57 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 437 hours of commuting, 238 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Avella is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Avella, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Avella has about 400 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Avella’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Avella is Pittsburgh, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (32) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 331 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 57 minutes to work from Avella
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avella workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 224 commuters (the 15% 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.
A workday in Avella: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 327 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Avella on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
How far it is to work from Avella
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.
Where Avella goes to work
Where Avella clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 68% of the jobs in Avella
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avella, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 41. 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 Avella’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Avella and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Cross Creek Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avella workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avella | – | — | — | 57 min | $71,000 |
| Cross Creek Township | 3% | C | D | 35 min | $68,098 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Avella’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 Avella: questions
What is the median household income in Avella?
$71,000 (±$25,550) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avella?
28.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avella?
57 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avella work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (10%, 28 mi), Washington (6%, 14 mi), Chartiers Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Avella without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Avella, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avella
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.