Photo: Nyttend · Public domainEarning a living in Carrolltown
The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Only 4% work in Carrolltown; the top destination outside it is Cambria Township (7%, 8 miles). 300 jobs are based in Carrolltown for 395 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Carrolltown: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 378 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 283 people come in from elsewhere.
About 900 people are in Carrolltown on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Carrolltown work
Where Carrolltown clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Carrolltown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carrolltown, 2014 → 2024: 337 → 300. 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 Carrolltown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Carrolltown: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carrolltown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 321 commuters (the 12% 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.
Carrolltown’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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.
How Carrolltown compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carrolltown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrolltown | – | — | — | 30 min | $71,207 |
| West Carroll Township | 4% | D | C+ | 19 min | $50,833 |
| East Carroll Township | under 3% | B | D | 30 min | $81,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to West Carroll Township. Darker towns draw more of Carrolltown’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 Carrolltown: questions
What is the median household income in Carrolltown?
$71,207 (±$15,818) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carrolltown?
5.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carrolltown?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carrolltown work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cambria Township (7%, 8 mi), Altoona (7%, 17 mi), Richland Township (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Carrolltown without a car?
0% 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 Carrolltown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carrolltown
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.