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Jobs & commute in Hyde

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Hyde works elsewhere

Only 1% work in Hyde; the top destination outside it is Lawrence Township (24%, 5 miles). Hyde has 166 jobs; 496 of its residents have a job. For 8% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%).

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

Day and night

A workday in Hyde: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 489 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.

489live here, work elsewhere
7live and work here
159work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,100
Workday740
1,100live here− 490head out to work+ 160come in to work= 740on a workday

About 740 people are in Hyde on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.33jobs 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 Hyde: the destinations

Clearfield: 64 residents work here (13%)Curwensville: 12 residents work here (2%)DuBois: 12 residents work here (2%)Altoona: 6 residents work here (1%)Bigler TownshipHempfield Township: 8 residents work here (2%)College Township: 10 residents work here (2%)Girard TownshipPenn TownshipSandy Township: 19 residents work here (4%)Karthaus TownshipLawrence Township: 117 residents work here (24%)Pike Township: 11 residents work here (2%)Woodward TownshipBradford Township: 22 residents work here (4%)HydeLawrence TownshipClearfieldBradford TownshipSandy TownshipCurwensvilleDuBoisHyde
124%117
2
Clearfield1.4 mi away
13%64
34%22
4
Sandy Township16.7 mi away
4%19
5
Curwensville3.9 mi away
2%12
6
DuBois17.1 mi away
2%12
7
Pike Township3.9 mi away
2%11
8
College Township36.3 mi away
2%10
9
Hempfield Township77.4 mi away
2%8
10
Altoona34.9 mi away
1%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%215
The top trips

Where Hyde clocks in

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

A place that makes things: 45% of Hyde’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in HydeJobs Hyde residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms45%20%
Trade, transport & utilities7%26%
Services: health, schools, offices48%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less7%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%30%
Over $3,333 a month52%50%

Who does it

29 or younger15%20%
30 to 5452%51%
55 and older33%30%
−18%

Jobs based in Hyde, 2013 → 2023: 203 → 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 Hyde’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Hyde’s commute takes about 22 minutes

A year of commuting
169 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hyde22 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

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

About 1 in 10
How Hyde gets to work
84%Drive alone
9%Carpool
7%Walk

Share of the 366 commuters (the 8% 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 Hyde’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLawrence Township: 24% · 5.1 miClearfield: 13% · 1.4 miBradford Township: 4% · 7.5 miSandy Township: 4% · 16.7 miCurwensville: 2% · 3.9 miDuBois: 2% · 17.1 miPike Township: 2% · 3.9 miCollege Township: 2% · 36.3 miHempfield Township: 2% · 77.4 miAltoona: 1% · 34.9 miLawrence Township 24%Clearfield 13%Bradford Township 4%Sandy Township 4%Curwensville 2%Hyde
HydeTop destinations (size = commuters)
46%Under 10 mi229 residents
14%10–24 mi67 residents
17%25–50 mi83 residents
23%Over 50 mi116 residents

About 23% 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

Around Hyde: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Pike Township (2%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownHyde workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hyde–——22 min$51,111
Pike Township2%C+D−26 min$83,958

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hyde’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 Hyde: questions

What is the median household income in Hyde?

$51,111 (±$18,610) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hyde?

26.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hyde?

22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hyde work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lawrence Township (24%, 5 mi), Clearfield (13%, 1 mi), Bradford Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hyde without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hyde, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hyde

Hyde home →

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.