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Jobs & commute in Hyner

Hyner has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Hardly any work in Hyner; the top destination outside it is Renovo (13%, 6 miles). There are 3 jobs in Hyner for 30 working residents. The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.

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

Day and night

Hyner by day and by night

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night130
Workday100
130live here− 30head out to work+ 3come in to work= 100on a workday

About 100 people are in Hyner on a workday afternoon, 21% 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

Where Hyner goes to work

South Renovo: 2 residents work here (7%)Flemington: 1 residents work here (3%)McSherrystown: 1 residents work here (3%)Upland: 1 residents work here (3%)Shamokin: 1 residents work here (3%)Renovo: 4 residents work here (13%)Lock Haven: 1 residents work here (3%)Castanea Township: 3 residents work here (10%)Bald Eagle Township: 2 residents work here (7%)Chapman Township: 4 residents work here (13%)East Keating TownshipHynerRenovoChapman TownshipCastanea TownshipSouth RenovoBald Eagle TownshipFlemingtonHyner
1
Renovo6.5 mi away
13%4
2
Chapman Township5.3 mi away
13%4
3
Castanea Township18.9 mi away
10%3
4
South Renovo5.3 mi away
7%2
57%2
6
Flemington17 mi away
3%1
7
McSherrystown110.9 mi away
3%1
8
Upland156.7 mi away
3%1
9
Shamokin68.2 mi away
3%1
10
Lock Haven17 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%10
The top trips

Where Hyner 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

In Hyner, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in HynerJobs Hyner residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%27%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%40%
Over $3,333 a month67%37%

Who does it

29 or younger33%20%
30 to 5467%40%
55 and older0%40%

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 Hyner’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 25 minutes from Hyner

A year of commuting
191 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hyner25 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

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

About 1 in 10
How Hyner gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 66 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hyner

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRenovo: 13% · 6.5 miChapman Township: 13% · 5.3 miCastanea Township: 10% · 18.9 miSouth Renovo: 7% · 5.3 miBald Eagle Township: 7% · 13.7 miFlemington: 3% · 17 miMcSherrystown: 3% · 110.9 miUpland: 3% · 156.7 miShamokin: 3% · 68.2 miLock Haven: 3% · 17 miRenovo 13%Chapman Township 13%Castanea Township 10%South Renovo 7%Bald Eagle Township 7%Hyner
HynerTop destinations (size = commuters)
33%Under 10 mi10 residents
37%10–24 mi11 residents
13%25–50 mi4 residents
17%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 17% 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.

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 Hyner: questions

What is the median household income in Hyner?

$131,250 (±$89,308) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hyner?

12.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hyner?

25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hyner work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Renovo (13%, 6 mi), Chapman Township (13%, 5 mi), Castanea Township (10%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hyner without a car?

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

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Hyner

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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.