Photo: Blicarea · Public domainEighty Four has 5.4 jobs for every working resident: 1,429 people commute in to work
Employers in Eighty Four report 1,433 jobs, and 264 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Eighty Four for work; outside it, North Strabane Township is the main destination (9%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Eighty Four, in brief
Eighty Four fills up on a workday
Eighty Four has 1,433 jobs, 5.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,800 people are in town, more than double the 630 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs in Eighty Four pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Eighty Four pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 264 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Eighty Four, and who commutes in
On a workday 260 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 1,800 people are in Eighty Four on a workday afternoon, 187% 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.
76% of the jobs in Eighty Four pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eighty Four, 2013 → 2023: 1,228 → 1,433. 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 Eighty Four’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Eighty Four live
Where Eighty Four clocks in
9% 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.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Eighty Four
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eighty Four workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 283 commuters (the 10% 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 Eighty Four to work
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 Eighty Four
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eighty Four workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eighty Four | – | — | — | 22 min | $135,709 |
| Wylandville | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Nottingham Township | under 3% | A− | D | 26 min | $123,594 |
| North Strabane Township | 9% | A | B | 31 min | $103,084 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wylandville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to North Strabane Township. Darker towns draw more of Eighty Four’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 Eighty Four: questions
What is the median household income in Eighty Four?
$135,709 (±$42,154) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eighty Four?
0.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eighty Four?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eighty Four work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Strabane Township (9%, 4 mi), Pittsburgh (8%, 20 mi), Cecil Township (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eighty Four without a car?
21% 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 Eighty Four, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eighty Four
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.