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Jobs & commute in Jacksonville

Jacksonville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Jacksonville itself; outside it, White Township draws the most (12%, 11 miles). Jacksonville has 14 jobs, against 276 working residents. 7% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

Work in Jacksonville, in a few figures

★ What stands out · Day and night

How many people are in Jacksonville by day

On a workday 275 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

275live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night680
Workday420
680live here− 280head out to work+ 13come in to work= 420on a workday

About 420 people are in Jacksonville on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Jacksonville ends

AnaheimCumberlandClymerIndiana: 21 residents work here (8%)Murrysville: 5 residents work here (2%)Pittsburgh: 21 residents work here (8%)Green TownshipEast Huntingdon Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Kiskiminetas Township: 10 residents work here (4%)Allegheny Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Sandy TownshipJenks TownshipCooper TownshipPaint TownshipBlack Lick TownshipConemaugh Township: 10 residents work here (4%)Young TownshipArmstrong Township: 8 residents work here (3%)Burrell Township: 8 residents work here (3%)White Township: 32 residents work here (12%)JacksonvilleWhite TownshipIndianaPittsburghKiskiminetas TownshipConemaugh TownshipArmstrong TownshipJacksonville
1
White Township11.1 mi away
12%32
2
Indiana8.8 mi away
8%21
3
Pittsburgh36.4 mi away
8%21
44%10
54%10
63%8
7
Burrell Township9.1 mi away
3%8
9
Allegheny Township18.1 mi away
2%6
10
Murrysville20.4 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%149
The top trips

Where Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in JacksonvilleJobs Jacksonville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms14%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices86%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less21%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%28%
Over $3,333 a month29%57%

Who does it

29 or younger29%22%
30 to 5457%55%
55 and older14%22%
+180%

Jobs based in Jacksonville, 2014 → 2024: 5 → 14. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jacksonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Jacksonville takes about 25 minutes

A year of commuting
195 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Jacksonville25 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

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

About 1 in 10
How Jacksonville gets to work
90%Drive alone
9%Carpool
1%Other

Share of the 324 commuters (the 7% 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 Jacksonville goes to work

10 mi25 mi45 miWhite Township: 12% · 11.1 miIndiana: 8% · 8.8 miPittsburgh: 8% · 36.4 miKiskiminetas Township: 4% · 9.5 miConemaugh Township: 4% · 5.8 miArmstrong Township: 3% · 4.6 miBurrell Township: 3% · 9.1 miEast Huntingdon Township: 2% · 33 miAllegheny Township: 2% · 18.1 miMurrysville: 2% · 20.4 miWhite Township 12%Indiana 8%Pittsburgh 8%Kiskiminetas Township 4%Conemaugh Township 4%Jacksonville
JacksonvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
36%Under 10 mi100 residents
24%10–24 mi67 residents
28%25–50 mi78 residents
11%Over 50 mi31 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

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 Jacksonville

The biggest share goes to Armstrong Township (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Armstrong Township24 min
Black Lick Township24 min
Jacksonville25 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownJacksonville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jacksonville–——25 min$62,000
Armstrong Township3%BC+24 min$81,404
Black Lick Townshipunder 2%C−D24 min$69,485

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

Darker towns draw more of Jacksonville’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 2024, 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 Jacksonville: questions

What is the median household income in Jacksonville?

$62,000 (±$10,365) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Jacksonville?

3.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Jacksonville?

25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Jacksonville work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Township (12%, 11 mi), Indiana (8%, 9 mi), Pittsburgh (8%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Jacksonville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Jacksonville

Jacksonville home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.