Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0Ellsworth has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Ellsworth has 60 jobs, against 310 working residents. Hardly any stay in Ellsworth for work; outside it, Bentleyville is the main destination (8%, 1 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ellsworth
Ellsworth is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Ellsworth, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ellsworth has about 650 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Ellsworth workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 310 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Ellsworth
On a workday 308 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Ellsworth on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 daily trip from Ellsworth: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ellsworth workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 360 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where people from Ellsworth work
Where Ellsworth clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
In Ellsworth, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ellsworth, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 60. 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 Ellsworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Ellsworth, by distance
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.
Next door to Ellsworth
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ellsworth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth | – | — | — | 27 min | $62,917 |
| Somerset Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 25 min | $75,500 |
| Bentleyville | 8% | C− | C | 28 min | $51,174 |
| West Pike Run Township | under 3% | B | D | 31 min | $76,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bentleyville. Darker towns draw more of Ellsworth’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 Ellsworth: questions
What is the median household income in Ellsworth?
$62,917 (±$11,820) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ellsworth?
9.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ellsworth?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ellsworth work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bentleyville (8%, 1 mi), Washington (6%, 13 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ellsworth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ellsworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ellsworth
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.