Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Jerome commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Jerome for work; outside it, Richland Township is the main destination (14%, 9 miles). 44 jobs are based in Jerome, and 356 of its residents work somewhere. 5% of workers have no commute at all; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Jerome
Jerome is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Jerome, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jerome has about 300 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Jerome are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 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 356 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Jerome for work, and who comes in
On a workday 353 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Jerome on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
The daily trip from Jerome: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jerome workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 244 commuters (the 5% 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.
Where Jerome’s working residents head each day
Where Jerome clocks in
14% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
Making and building: 64% of jobs based in Jerome
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jerome, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 44. 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 Jerome’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Jerome
About 21% 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 Jerome compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jenner Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jerome workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome | – | — | — | 21 min | $84,958 |
| Jenner Township | 2% | C+ | C+ | 32 min | $58,605 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jerome’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 Jerome: questions
What is the median household income in Jerome?
$84,958 (±$32,254) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jerome?
0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jerome?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jerome work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (14%, 9 mi), Johnstown (11%, 8 mi), Conemaugh Township (11%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jerome without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jerome, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jerome
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.