Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and the daily commute in Deemston
Working residents average 35 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in Deemston itself; outside it, North Strabane Township draws the most (7%, 15 miles). 246 jobs are based in Deemston for 329 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Deemston at work: what stands out
How long Deemston spends getting to work: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deemston workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 282 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.
Who leaves Deemston for work, and who comes in
On a workday 313 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 230 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Deemston on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.75 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Deemston’s working residents head each day
Where Deemston clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deemston, 2013 → 2023: 259 → 246. 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 Deemston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Deemston, by distance
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.
The towns around Deemston
The biggest share goes to West Bethlehem Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deemston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deemston | – | — | — | 35 min | $98,750 |
| Morgan Township | under 3% | C− | D | 30 min | $65,000 |
| Centerville | under 3% | A− | D | 38 min | $71,250 |
| Beallsville | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| West Bethlehem Township | 3% | B− | D | 28 min | $64,934 |
| East Bethlehem Township | under 3% | C | B | 30 min | $68,438 |
| Aaronsburg | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Fredericktown | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| North Bethlehem Township | under 3% | A− | C | 29 min | $94,922 |
Same-state neighbors only. Beallsville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Aaronsburg and Fredericktown: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deemston’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 Deemston: questions
What is the median household income in Deemston?
$98,750 (±$17,256) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deemston?
3.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deemston?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deemston work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Strabane Township (7%, 15 mi), Chartiers Township (6%, 19 mi), South Strabane Township (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deemston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deemston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deemston
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.