Photo: Margaret Luzier, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Confluence works elsewhere
Confluence has 113 jobs, and 270 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% stay in Confluence for work; outside it, Wharton Township is the main destination (11%, 14 miles). The average commute takes 48 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Confluence stands out on work
About 48 minutes each way for Confluence’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Confluence workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 235 commuters (the 13% 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.
Confluence quiets down on a workday
On a workday 258 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Confluence on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Confluence: the destinations
Where Confluence clocks in
11% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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 Confluence
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Confluence, 2013 → 2023: 164 → 113. 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 Confluence’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Confluence, by distance
About 24% 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.
Bordering towns draw 10% of Confluence’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Confluence workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confluence | – | — | — | 48 min | $58,167 |
| Lower Turkeyfoot Township | 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Henry Clay Township | 4% | C− | B | 28 min | $78,056 |
| Addison Township | 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lower Turkeyfoot Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Addison Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Henry Clay Township. Darker towns draw more of Confluence’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 Confluence: questions
What is the median household income in Confluence?
$58,167 (±$6,333) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Confluence?
10.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Confluence?
48 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Confluence work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wharton Township (11%, 14 mi), Somerset (4%, 20 mi), Stewart Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Confluence without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Confluence, from the people who make the trip.
More of Confluence
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.