Bobtown has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% work in Bobtown itself; outside it, Morgantown draws the most (12%, 9 miles). There are 55 jobs in Bobtown; 274 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Bobtown
Who leaves Bobtown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Bobtown 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.
Out of Bobtown to work: where people go
Where Bobtown clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
In Bobtown, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bobtown, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 55. 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 Bobtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bobtown takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bobtown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 342 commuters (the 13% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Bobtown
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 Bobtown: questions
What is the median household income in Bobtown?
$48,233 (±$12,873) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bobtown?
22.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bobtown?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bobtown work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morgantown (12%, 9 mi), Dunkard Township (8%, 1 mi), Franklin Township (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bobtown without a car?
0% 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 Bobtown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bobtown
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.