Coburn has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. There are 18 jobs in Coburn; 81 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Coburn itself; outside it, College Township draws the most (14%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Coburn on a workday
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48 people are in Coburn on a workday afternoon, 57% 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.
Out of Coburn to work: where people go
Where Coburn clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 72% of the jobs in Coburn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coburn, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 18. 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 Coburn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Coburn
of Coburn workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 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 Coburn’s workers travel
About 21% 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 Coburn: questions
What is the median household income in Coburn?
$31,429 (±$9,476) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coburn?
34.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Coburn work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (14%, 19 mi), Haines Township (9%, 5 mi), State College (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Coburn 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 Coburn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coburn
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.