Photo: Pubdog · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Force works elsewhere
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. 13 jobs are based in Force, and 92 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Force; the top destination outside it is St. Marys (28%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Force
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Force on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 places Force commutes to
Where Force clocks in
28% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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 Force’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Force, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 13. 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 Force’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Force: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Force workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 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.
The commute from Force, by distance
About 24% 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.
Force and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Force workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Force | – | — | — | 15 min | $31,071 |
| Weedville | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Weedville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Force’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 Force: questions
What is the median household income in Force?
$31,071 (±$9,761) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Force?
7.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Force?
15 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Force work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Marys (28%, 14 mi), Jay Township (9%, 4 mi), Fox Township (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Force without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Force, from the people who make the trip.
More of Force
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.