Cove Forge draws 226 commuters a day, with 9.5 jobs for every working resident
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Cove Forge has 228 jobs for 24 working residents. About one in ten work in Cove Forge; the top destination outside it is Williamsburg (13%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Cove Forge
On a workday 22 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 280 people are in Cove Forge on a workday afternoon, 255% more 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 the people who work in Cove Forge live
Where Cove Forge clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Cove Forge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cove Forge, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 228. 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 Cove Forge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cove Forge
of Cove Forge workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 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 many miles Cove Forge commutes
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.
Cove Forge and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cove Forge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cove Forge | – | — | — | — | $73,750 |
| Catharine Township | under 5% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Fisherville | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Catharine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Fisherville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cove Forge’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 Cove Forge: questions
What is the median household income in Cove Forge?
$73,750 (±$24,871) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cove Forge?
25.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cove Forge work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsburg (13%, 2 mi), Altoona (8%, 12 mi), Woodbury Township (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cove Forge 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 Cove Forge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cove Forge
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.