Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Cherry Valley commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Cherry Valley for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (12%, 50 miles). Cherry Valley has 6 jobs for 25 working residents. 0% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Cherry Valley, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Cherry Valley on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where Cherry Valley’s working residents head each day
Where Cherry Valley clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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 services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cherry Valley, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 6. 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 Cherry Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cherry Valley’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cherry Valley workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 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 many miles Cherry Valley commutes
About 20% 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.
How Cherry Valley compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cherry Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Valley | – | — | — | 19 min | $53,000 |
| Venango Township | under 4% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Scrubgrass Township | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Eau Claire | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Allegheny Township | under 4% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Venango Township, Scrubgrass Township, Eau Claire and Allegheny Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cherry 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 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 Cherry Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Cherry Valley?
$53,000 (±$13,027) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherry Valley?
0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cherry Valley?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cherry Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (12%, 50 mi), Butler Township (12%, 22 mi), Cherry Township (12%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cherry Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 33% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cherry Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherry 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.