Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Dunlevy
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Only 3% stay in Dunlevy for work; outside it, Speers is the main destination (7%, 2 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all; Pennsylvania has 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 Dunlevy
On a workday 136 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 133 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Dunlevy ends
Where Dunlevy clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
77% of the jobs in Dunlevy pay over $3,333 a month
137 jobs are based in Dunlevy.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dunlevy, 2013 → 2023: 258 → 137. 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 Dunlevy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Dunlevy, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dunlevy workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 153 commuters (the 9% 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 Dunlevy commutes less than 16 miles
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 Dunlevy
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dunlevy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunlevy | – | — | — | 23 min | $74,500 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | D | D | 32 min | $39,744 |
| Long Branch | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Naomi | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Allenport | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Speers | 7% | B− | B− | 30 min | $72,813 |
| Lynnwood-Pricedale | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Long Branch and Allenport: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Naomi and Lynnwood-Pricedale: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Speers. Darker towns draw more of Dunlevy’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 Dunlevy: questions
What is the median household income in Dunlevy?
$74,500 (±$25,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dunlevy?
7.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dunlevy?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dunlevy work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Speers (7%, 2 mi), Pittsburgh (7%, 24 mi), Charleroi (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dunlevy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dunlevy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dunlevy
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.