Photo: Adam Moss from East Amherst, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Blooming Valley commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Blooming Valley; the top destination outside it is Meadville (18%, 6 miles). There are 14 jobs in Blooming Valley for 151 working residents. The trip to work takes 47 minutes on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Blooming Valley: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Blooming Valley on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The towns that employ Blooming Valley’s residents
Where Blooming Valley clocks in
18% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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 Blooming Valley: what the 14 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blooming Valley, 2014 → 2024: 22 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blooming Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Blooming Valley takes about 47 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blooming Valley workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 176 commuters (the 14% 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.
How far Blooming Valley’s workers travel
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Blooming Valley and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Richmond Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blooming Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Valley | – | — | — | 47 min | $63,750 |
| Richmond Township | 4% | C− | D− | 23 min | $69,145 |
| Woodcock Township | 3% | C | D | 23 min | $66,719 |
| East Mead Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 21 min | $86,429 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blooming Valley’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 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 Blooming Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Blooming Valley?
$63,750 (±$18,507) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blooming Valley?
6.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blooming Valley?
47 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blooming Valley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meadville (18%, 6 mi), West Mead Township (10%, 6 mi), Vernon Township (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Blooming Valley without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blooming Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blooming Valley
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.