Photo: U.S. Census Bureau · Public domainFlinton at work: jobs, income and the commute
The trip to work takes 36 minutes on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Only 4% work in Flinton itself; outside it, Altoona draws the most (13%, 16 miles). Flinton has 15 jobs, and 23 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Flinton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 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.
0.65 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 towns that employ Flinton’s residents
Where Flinton clocks in
13% 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 Flinton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flinton, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 15. 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 Flinton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 36 minutes from Flinton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flinton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 11% 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 it is to work from Flinton
About 35% 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.
How Flinton compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flinton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flinton | – | — | — | 36 min | $52,813 |
| White Township | under 5% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. White Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Flinton’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 Flinton: questions
What is the median household income in Flinton?
$52,813 (±$25,477) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flinton?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flinton?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flinton work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (13%, 16 mi), Derry Township (13%, 48 mi), Frankstown Township (9%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Flinton 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 Flinton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flinton
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.