Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Connellsville are lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
6% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. 16.3% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania. The two grades for Connellsville are C− for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Connellsville
Connellsville trades workers with the towns around it
Connellsville has about as many jobs (2,707) as working residents (2,764), but they are mostly different people: 2,346 residents leave for work each day while 2,289 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Connellsville are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Connellsville’s commute
The biggest draw, Dunbar Township, gets only 5% of working residents, and 52% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Connellsville residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Connellsville
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Connellsville is better than 18% of U.S. towns, #963 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Connellsville’s grade up (ahead of 57% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($45,721, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Connellsville could be anywhere from D to C+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Connellsville
On a workday 2,346 residents head out to work, 418 work right here, and 2,289 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
5% of working residents work in Dunbar Township
Where Connellsville clocks in
5% 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.
Jobs in Connellsville: what the 2,707 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Connellsville, 2014 → 2024: 2,159 → 2,707. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Connellsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Connellsville: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Connellsville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,818 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.
Half of Connellsville commutes less than 15 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Connellsville is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Connellsville is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #120 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Connellsville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,993 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 19.7% of Connellsville households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Connellsville’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Connellsville is 2,813th of 3,283 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
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| 23 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,811 | Samoset FL | 5,284 | $52K | 20.9% | 9.0% | 1% | C− |
| 2,812 | Haughton LA | 4,828 | $52K | 15.6% | 7.5% | 3% | C− |
| 2,813 | Connellsville PA | 6,574 | $46K | 16.3% | 6.8% | 15% | C− |
| 2,814 | Covington VA | 5,680 | $42K | 25.7% | 2.8% | 24% | C− |
| 2,815 | Lake Township PA | 4,910 | $60K | 12.3% | 8.8% | 4% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Connellsville, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Connellsville compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Dunbar Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Connellsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connellsville | – | C− | A | 24 min | $45,721 |
| Connellsville Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 23 min | $55,395 |
| Dunbar Township | 5% | C | C− | 25 min | $60,917 |
| South Connellsville | under 3% | C− | C− | 26 min | $48,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Connellsville’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 2024, 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 Connellsville: questions
What is the median household income in Connellsville?
$45,721 (±$8,087) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Connellsville?
16.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Connellsville?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Connellsville work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dunbar Township (5%, 4 mi), East Huntingdon Township (5%, 9 mi), North Union Township (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Connellsville walkable?
Connellsville is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.5 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Connellsville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Connellsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Connellsville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.