Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Darlington commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Darlington has 36 jobs for 88 working residents. Only 1% work in Darlington itself; outside it, New Castle draws the most (7%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Darlington on a workday
On a workday 87 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Darlington on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Darlington’s residents
Where Darlington clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Darlington: what the 36 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Darlington, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 36. 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 Darlington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Darlington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Darlington workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 3% 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.
The distance from Darlington to work
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.
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 Darlington: questions
What is the median household income in Darlington?
$65,750 (±$16,376) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Darlington?
8.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Darlington?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Darlington work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Castle (7%, 13 mi), Big Beaver (7%, 4 mi), Chippewa Township (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Darlington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Darlington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Darlington
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.