Hartstown has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Hartstown itself; outside it, Vernon Township draws the most (23%, 10 miles). There are 15 jobs in Hartstown, and 47 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 4% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Hartstown
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Hartstown on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Hartstown to work: where people go
Where Hartstown clocks in
23% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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 Hartstown’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hartstown, 2014 → 2024: 4 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hartstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Hartstown: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hartstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 4% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Hartstown
About 15% 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.
Work in the towns next to Hartstown
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hartstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartstown | – | — | — | 21 min | $31,786 |
| East Fallowfield Township | 4% | D | C+ | 29 min | $59,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Fallowfield Township. Darker towns draw more of Hartstown’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 Hartstown: questions
What is the median household income in Hartstown?
$31,786 (±$15,438) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hartstown?
19.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hartstown?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hartstown work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vernon Township (23%, 10 mi), Meadville (13%, 14 mi), Greenwood Township (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hartstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hartstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hartstown
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.