Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Gilberton
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Only 1% work in Gilberton; the top destination outside it is Shenandoah (11%, 2 miles). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; the Pennsylvania average is 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gilberton and work: the main findings
A commute of about 24 minutes in Gilberton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilberton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 commuters (the 3% 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 daily commute in and out of Gilberton
On a workday 237 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 183 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 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 towns that employ Gilberton’s residents
Where Gilberton clocks in
11% 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.
Making and building: 65% of jobs based in Gilberton
186 jobs are based in Gilberton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilberton, 2014 → 2024: 56 → 186. 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 Gilberton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Gilberton’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Around Gilberton: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilberton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilberton | – | — | — | 24 min | $65,060 |
| West Mahanoy Township | 3% | C− | C− | 22 min | $85,471 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | B− | D | 31 min | $79,730 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to West Mahanoy Township. Darker towns draw more of Gilberton’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 Gilberton: questions
What is the median household income in Gilberton?
$65,060 (±$18,597) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilberton?
18.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilberton?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilberton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shenandoah (11%, 2 mi), Pottsville (10%, 8 mi), Hazle Township (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Gilberton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gilberton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilberton
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.