Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Avonmore works elsewhere
Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. There are 94 jobs in Avonmore, and 355 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Avonmore itself; outside it, Washington Township draws the most (5%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Avonmore apart
Avonmore is a place people come home to
There are 94 jobs based in Avonmore, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Avonmore has about 610 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Avonmore workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 355 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Avonmore
On a workday 352 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 91 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Avonmore on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
About 27 minutes each way for Avonmore’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avonmore workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 526 commuters (the 4% 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.
Commuting out of Avonmore: the destinations
Where Avonmore clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Avonmore: what the 94 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avonmore, 2013 → 2023: 294 → 94. 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 Avonmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Avonmore
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.
Avonmore and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avonmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonmore | – | — | — | 27 min | $52,143 |
| Kiskiminetas Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 28 min | $64,896 |
| Bell Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 29 min | $63,750 |
| Conemaugh Township | under 2% | C | D− | 30 min | $63,478 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Avonmore’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 Avonmore: questions
What is the median household income in Avonmore?
$52,143 (±$15,799) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avonmore?
10.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avonmore?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avonmore work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington Township (5%, 7 mi), Monroeville (4%, 17 mi), Murrysville (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Avonmore without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Avonmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avonmore
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.