Making a living in Friesville
Friesville has 66 jobs; 83 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Friesville for work; outside it, Greenfield Township is the main destination (19%, 3 miles). At home: 21% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Friesville by day
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Friesville on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
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 places Friesville commutes to
Where Friesville clocks in
19% of workers
10% 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 health care, schools and offices in Friesville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Friesville, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 66. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Friesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Friesville
of Friesville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 21% 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.
Friesville’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Next door to Friesville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Friesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friesville | – | — | — | — | — |
| Claysburg | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Claysburg: 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 Friesville’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Friesville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Friesville?
13.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Friesville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenfield Township (19%, 3 mi), Altoona (10%, 15 mi), Roaring Spring (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Friesville 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 Friesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Friesville
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.