Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Fernville commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Fernville for work; outside it, Mahoning Township is the main destination (13%, 7 miles). Fernville has 6 jobs, against 237 working residents. Home is the office for 23% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Fernville apart on work
Fernville is a place people come home to
There are 6 jobs based in Fernville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fernville has about 230 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Fernville are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 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 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Fernville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 237 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Fernville on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
Fernville’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fernville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 147 commuters (the 23% 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 towns that employ Fernville’s residents
Where Fernville clocks in
13% of workers
12% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fernville, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 6. 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 Fernville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Fernville commutes
About 22% 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.
Work next door: 15% of Fernville’s workers
The biggest share goes to Bloomsburg (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fernville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernville | – | — | — | 20 min | $68,750 |
| Bloomsburg | 12% | C | A | 15 min | $51,536 |
| Montour Township | 3% | B− | B | 20 min | $68,203 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fernville’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 Fernville: questions
What is the median household income in Fernville?
$68,750 (±$22,817) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fernville?
18.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fernville?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fernville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (13%, 7 mi), Bloomsburg (12%, 1 mi), Scott Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fernville 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 Fernville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fernville
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.