Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Coaldale works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Coaldale itself; outside it, Bedford Township draws the most (13%, 17 miles). There are 15 jobs in Coaldale; 46 of its residents have a job. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Coaldale, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 96 people are in Coaldale 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.
Commuting out of Coaldale: the destinations
Where Coaldale clocks in
13% 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 Coaldale, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Coaldale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Coaldale
of Coaldale workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 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 Coaldale goes to work
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 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 Coaldale: questions
What is the median household income in Coaldale?
$44,375 (±$30,610) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coaldale?
8.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Coaldale work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bedford Township (13%, 17 mi), Ayr Township (11%, 23 mi), Snake Spring Township (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Coaldale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coaldale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coaldale
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.