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Jobs & commute in Hawk Run

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Hawk Run works elsewhere

There are 18 jobs in Hawk Run, and 180 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Hawk Run for work; outside it, Morris Township is the main destination (11%, 2 miles). 0% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

18 jobs based here
Household income
$45K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
29.4%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
56.9%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
1%
1 of 180 working residents
Work from home
0%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Hawk Run

On a workday 179 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

179live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night740
Workday580
740live here− 180head out to work+ 17come in to work= 580on a workday

About 580 people are in Hawk Run on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Hawk Run: the destinations

Clearfield: 5 residents work here (3%)GreenvilleBrady TownshipCollege Township: 14 residents work here (8%)Morris Township: 19 residents work here (11%)Patton Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Graham TownshipCooper TownshipDecatur Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Lawrence Township: 8 residents work here (4%)Boggs TownshipBradford Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Benner Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Rush Township: 10 residents work here (6%)Ferguson Township: 10 residents work here (6%)North PhilipsburgHawk RunMorris TownshipCollege TownshipRush TownshipFerguson TownshipLawrence TownshipPatton TownshipHawk Run
1
Morris Township1.7 mi away
11%19
2
College Township21.5 mi away
8%14
3
Rush Township6.6 mi away
6%10
4
Ferguson Township18.4 mi away
6%10
5
Lawrence Township17.2 mi away
4%8
6
Patton Township16.2 mi away
4%7
7
Decatur Township6.3 mi away
4%7
8
Benner Township20.6 mi away
3%6
9
Clearfield14 mi away
3%5
10
Bradford Township9.4 mi away
3%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%89
The top trips

Where Hawk Run clocks in

11% of workers
1.7 mi awayMorris Township19 Hawk Run residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
21.5 mi awayCollege Township14 Hawk Run residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6%Rush Township
6% of workers
6.6 mi awayRush Township10 Hawk Run residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Hawk Run works in goods: 28% of its jobs

Jobs based in Hawk RunJobs Hawk Run residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms28%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices72%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less39%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%34%
Over $3,333 a month11%51%

Who does it

29 or younger17%17%
30 to 5444%56%
55 and older39%27%
+29%

Jobs based in Hawk Run, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 18. 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 Hawk Run’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Hawk Run

Working from home
0%

of Hawk Run workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Hawk Run gets to work
86%Drive alone
14%Other

Share of the 99 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.

How far

How far Hawk Run’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi30 miMorris Township: 11% · 1.7 miCollege Township: 8% · 21.5 miRush Township: 6% · 6.6 miFerguson Township: 6% · 18.4 miLawrence Township: 4% · 17.2 miPatton Township: 4% · 16.2 miDecatur Township: 4% · 6.3 miBenner Township: 3% · 20.6 miClearfield: 3% · 14 miBradford Township: 3% · 9.4 miMorris Township 11%College Township 8%Rush Township 6%Lawrence Township 4%Hawk Run
Hawk RunTop destinations (size = commuters)
28%Under 10 mi51 residents
36%10–24 mi65 residents
16%25–50 mi28 residents
20%Over 50 mi36 residents

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 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Next door to Hawk Run

The biggest share goes to Rush Township (6%).

Rush Township: 6% of workers work hereNorth Philipsburg: few work hereRush TownshipNorth PhilipsburgHawk Run
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Rush Township6% of Hawk Run works hereNorth Philipsburgunder 3% of Hawk Run

Jobs & commute next door

TownHawk Run workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hawk Run–———$45,145
Rush Township6%C+C−30 min$75,732
North Philipsburgunder 3%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. North Philipsburg: 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 Hawk Run’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hawk Run: questions

What is the median household income in Hawk Run?

$45,145 (±$24,824) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hawk Run?

29.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Hawk Run work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morris Township (11%, 2 mi), College Township (8%, 22 mi), Rush Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hawk Run 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 Hawk Run, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Hawk Run

Hawk Run home →
HandbookGetting around Hawk RunRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in PAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.