With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Eldorado works elsewhere
Working residents average 15 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Eldorado report 84 jobs for 323 working residents. Hardly any work in Eldorado; the top destination outside it is Altoona (28%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Eldorado: the figures worth knowing
Eldorado and Altoona trade workers both ways
Altoona is the top workplace for Eldorado residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Eldorado come from (36% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Eldorado is a place people come home to
There are 84 jobs based in Eldorado, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eldorado has about 240 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Eldorado are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
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 323 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Eldorado: the destinations
Where Eldorado clocks in
28% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Eldorado
On a workday 320 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Eldorado on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 trip to work from Eldorado: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eldorado workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 156 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Eldorado
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eldorado, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 84. 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 Eldorado’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Eldorado, by distance
About 19% 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.
Eldorado and its neighbors: 33% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eldorado workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado | – | — | — | 15 min | $66,938 |
| Allegheny Township | 5% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $58,375 |
| Altoona | 28% | C− | A | 18 min | $51,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Altoona. Darker towns draw more of Eldorado’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 Eldorado: questions
What is the median household income in Eldorado?
$66,938 (±$32,312) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eldorado?
3.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eldorado?
15 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eldorado work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (28%, 3 mi), Logan Township (15%, 3 mi), Hollidaysburg (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eldorado without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eldorado, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eldorado
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.