With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Carson Valley works elsewhere
Employers in Carson Valley report 13 jobs, and 43 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Carson Valley; the top destination outside it is Altoona (19%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Carson Valley for work, and who comes in
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Carson Valley 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.
The places Carson Valley commutes to
Where Carson Valley clocks in
19% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Carson Valley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carson Valley, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 13. 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 Carson Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Carson Valley
of Carson Valley workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 commuters (the 0% 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 Carson Valley’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
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 Carson Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Carson Valley?
$77,333 (±$67,602) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carson Valley?
11.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Carson Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (19%, 5 mi), Hollidaysburg (7%, 3 mi), Logan Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carson Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carson Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carson Valley
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.