Photo: Dasandman008 · CC BY-SA 3.0Avonia has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
98 jobs are based in Avonia, and 504 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Avonia itself; outside it, Erie draws the most (38%, 12 miles). Working residents average 20 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Avonia
38% of Avonia works in Erie
192 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Erie, 12 miles away. That’s far more as work in Avonia itself. The commute map ↓
Avonia is a place people come home to
There are 98 jobs based in Avonia, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Avonia are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. 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 504 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Avonia ends
Where Avonia clocks in
38% of workers
10% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Avonia
On a workday 504 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Avonia on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Avonia’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avonia workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 660 commuters (the 22% 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.
What Avonia’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avonia, 2013 → 2023: 93 → 98. 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 Avonia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Avonia
About 16% 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.
Next door to Avonia
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avonia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonia | – | — | — | 20 min | $99,931 |
| Girard Township | under 1% | B+ | D | 22 min | $95,461 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Avonia’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 Avonia: questions
What is the median household income in Avonia?
$99,931 (±$33,029) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avonia?
1.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avonia?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avonia work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Erie (38%, 12 mi), Millcreek Township (19%, 9 mi), Fairview Township (10%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Avonia without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Avonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avonia
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.