Most of Distant commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Distant report 25 jobs, and 128 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Distant itself; outside it, Monroe Township draws the most (5%, 11 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Distant
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Distant on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
The towns that employ Distant’s residents
Where Distant clocks in
5% 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.
Distant makes things: 36% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Distant, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 25. 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 Distant’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Distant
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Distant workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 267 commuters (the 4% 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 Distant commutes
About 20% 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.
How Distant compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Distant workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distant | – | — | — | 23 min | $60,438 |
| Porter Township | under 3% | D | D | 31 min | $70,156 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Distant’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 Distant: questions
What is the median household income in Distant?
$60,438 (±$21,507) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Distant?
23.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Distant?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Distant work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe Township (5%, 11 mi), New Bethlehem (4%, 3 mi), Manor Township (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Distant without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Distant, from the people who make the trip.
More of Distant
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.