Hiller has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Hiller has 166 jobs; 368 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Hiller; the top destination outside it is Luzerne Township (7%, 3 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hiller and work: the main findings
Hiller’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hiller workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 555 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 many people are in Hiller by day
On a workday 364 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Hiller on a workday afternoon, 13% 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.
Where Hiller goes to work
Where Hiller clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Most jobs in Hiller are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hiller, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 166. 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 Hiller’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hiller’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
The towns around Hiller
The biggest share goes to Brownsville (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hiller workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiller | – | — | — | 26 min | $78,015 |
| Brownsville | 3% | D | A− | 25 min | $31,810 |
| Redstone Township | 2% | C− | B | 25 min | $59,954 |
| Brownsville Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Centerville | under 3% | A− | D | 38 min | $71,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brownsville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hiller’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 Hiller: questions
What is the median household income in Hiller?
$78,015 (±$38,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hiller?
15.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hiller?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hiller work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Luzerne Township (7%, 3 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 30 mi), North Union Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hiller without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hiller, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hiller
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.