Jobs and earnings in Elim, and the trip to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. Only 4% stay in Elim for work; outside it, Johnstown is the main destination (24%, 2 miles). 1,118 jobs are based in Elim; 1,256 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Elim in brief
Elim trades workers with the towns around it
Elim has about as many jobs (1,118) as working residents (1,256), but they are mostly different people: 1,210 residents leave for work each day while 1,072 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Elim are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Elim and Johnstown trade workers both ways
Johnstown is the top workplace for Elim residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Elim come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Elim by day and by night
On a workday 1,210 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 1,072 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 (0.89 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 Elim ends
Where Elim clocks in
24% of workers
14% 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.
What Elim’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elim, 2013 → 2023: 1,274 → 1,118. 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 Elim’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Elim takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elim workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,339 commuters (the 18% 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 commute from Elim, by distance
About 21% 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.
The towns next door employ 28% of Elim
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elim workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elim | – | — | — | 23 min | $65,482 |
| Southmont | 2% | B− | B+ | 26 min | $73,400 |
| Johnstown | 24% | D | A | 20 min | $37,888 |
| Ferndale | under 2% | C | A− | 20 min | $56,625 |
| Westmont | 2% | B | C+ | 22 min | $108,988 |
| Riverside | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Stonycreek Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 18 min | $54,648 |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverside: 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 Johnstown. Darker towns draw more of Elim’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 Elim: questions
What is the median household income in Elim?
$65,482 (±$11,838) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elim?
5.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elim?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elim work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Johnstown (24%, 2 mi), Richland Township (14%, 6 mi), Upper Yoder Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elim without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elim, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elim
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.