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Jobs & commute in Fenelton

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Fenelton works elsewhere

Employers in Fenelton report 5 jobs for 46 working residents. Hardly any work in Fenelton; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (17%, 33 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Fenelton for work, and who comes in

On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

46live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night44
Workday3
44live here− 46head out to work+ 5come in to work= 3on a workday

About 3 people are in Fenelton on a workday afternoon, 93% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.11jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Fenelton commutes to

Mentor: 1 residents work here (2%)Ivyland: 1 residents work here (2%)Chicora: 2 residents work here (4%)Butler: 3 residents work here (7%)JohnstownEriePittsburgh: 8 residents work here (17%)Butler Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Clinton Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Penn TownshipClearfield TownshipDonegal Township: 4 residents work here (9%)Fairfield TownshipBuffalo Township: 2 residents work here (4%)East Franklin Township: 2 residents work here (4%)FeneltonPittsburghDonegal TownshipButlerChicoraButler TownshipClinton TownshipFenelton
1
Pittsburgh32.6 mi away
17%8
2
Donegal Township3.4 mi away
9%4
3
Butler8.8 mi away
7%3
4
Chicora5.6 mi away
4%2
5
Butler Township10.4 mi away
4%2
6
Clinton Township12.6 mi away
4%2
7
Buffalo Township11.5 mi away
4%2
84%2
9
Mentor, OH100.8 mi away
2%1
10
Ivyland248.7 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%19
The top trips

Where Fenelton clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Jobs in Fenelton: what the 5 are

Jobs based in FeneltonJobs Fenelton residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%22%
Trade, transport & utilities100%17%
Services: health, schools, offices0%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less40%24%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%22%
Over $3,333 a month20%54%

Who does it

29 or younger20%28%
30 to 5460%59%
55 and older20%13%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fenelton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Fenelton takes about 18 minutes

A year of commuting
136 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Fenelton18 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Fenelton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Fenelton gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 30 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

Miles to work from Fenelton

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPittsburgh: 17% · 32.6 miDonegal Township: 9% · 3.4 miButler: 7% · 8.8 miChicora: 4% · 5.6 miButler Township: 4% · 10.4 miClinton Township: 4% · 12.6 miBuffalo Township: 4% · 11.5 miEast Franklin Township: 4% · 8.8 miMentor: 2% · 100.8 miIvyland: 2% · 248.7 miPittsburgh 17%Donegal Township 9%Butler 7%Chicora 4%Butler Township 4%Fenelton
FeneltonTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi14 residents
24%10–24 mi11 residents
30%25–50 mi14 residents
15%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 15% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Fenelton: questions

What is the median household income in Fenelton?

$146,250 (±$65,943) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Fenelton?

0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Fenelton?

18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Fenelton work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (17%, 33 mi), Donegal Township (9%, 3 mi), Butler (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Fenelton 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 Fenelton, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Fenelton

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.