Jobs, income and commuting in Houserville, PA
Hardly any stay in Houserville for work; outside it, College Township is the main destination (34%, 1 miles). The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Houserville report 596 jobs, and 721 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Houserville, in brief
Most Houserville residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Houserville
66% of Houserville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Houserville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Houserville are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 721 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Houserville
About 22% 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.
Most jobs in Houserville are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Houserville, 2013 → 2023: 679 → 596. 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 Houserville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Houserville, about 18 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Houserville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 990 commuters (the 10% 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.
Who commutes out of Houserville, and who commutes in
On a workday 717 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 592 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 (0.83 per resident).
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 Houserville goes to work
Where Houserville clocks in
34% of workers
15% 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.
How Houserville compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Houserville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houserville | – | — | — | 18 min | $119,303 |
| Lemont | under 1% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lemont: 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 Houserville’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 Houserville: questions
What is the median household income in Houserville?
$119,303 (±$12,482) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Houserville?
2.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Houserville?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Houserville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (34%, 1 mi), State College (15%, 3 mi), Ferguson Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Houserville 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 Houserville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Houserville
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.