Photo: Nyttend · Public domainChicora has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
6% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%). Chicora has 216 jobs; 423 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Chicora; the top destination outside it is Butler (17%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Chicora
A commute of about 32 minutes in Chicora
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chicora workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 commuters (the 6% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Chicora
On a workday 409 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 202 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Chicora on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 people from Chicora work
Where Chicora clocks in
17% 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.
The kinds of work in Chicora
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chicora, 2013 → 2023: 194 → 216. 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 Chicora’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Chicora
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.
Chicora and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chicora workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicora | – | — | — | 32 min | $65,813 |
| Donegal Township | under 2% | B− | D | 29 min | $79,519 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chicora’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 Chicora: questions
What is the median household income in Chicora?
$65,813 (±$22,288) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chicora?
7.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chicora?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chicora work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (17%, 10 mi), Pittsburgh (10%, 38 mi), Butler Township (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chicora without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chicora, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chicora
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.