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Jobs & commute in Jonestown

Making a living in Jonestown

Hardly any work in Jonestown itself; outside it, Mahoning Township draws the most (10%, 19 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. The Census job records count 41 working residents of Jonestown and no jobs based in it.

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

0 jobs based here
Poverty
16.7%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
0.0%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 41 working residents
Work from home
0%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

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

On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

41live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night36
Workday0
36live here− 41head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Jonestown on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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

Commuting out of Jonestown: the destinations

Benton: 3 residents work here (7%)Millville: 1 residents work here (2%)Danville: 1 residents work here (2%)Berwick: 2 residents work here (5%)Bloomsburg: 2 residents work here (5%)Scott Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Clinton Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Salem Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Mahoning Township: 4 residents work here (10%)South Centre Township: 2 residents work here (5%)JonestownMahoning TownshipBentonBerwickBloomsburgScott TownshipClinton TownshipJonestown
1
Mahoning Township18.9 mi away
10%4
2
Benton6.2 mi away
7%3
3
Berwick5.8 mi away
5%2
4
Bloomsburg11.5 mi away
5%2
5
Scott Township9 mi away
5%2
6
Clinton Township29.9 mi away
5%2
7
Salem Township6.7 mi away
5%2
8
South Centre Township7 mi away
5%2
9
Millville11.3 mi away
2%1
10
Danville19.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%20
The top trips

Where Jonestown clocks in

10% of workers
18.9 mi awayMahoning Township4 Jonestown residents work here · Jobs & commute →
7% of workers
6.2 mi awayBenton3 Jonestown residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
5.8 mi awayBerwick2 Jonestown residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Jonestown

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Jonestown gets to work
50%Drive alone
50%Carpool

Share of the 8 commuters (the 0% 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 many miles Jonestown commutes

10 mi25 mi35 miMahoning Township: 10% · 18.9 miBenton: 7% · 6.2 miBerwick: 5% · 5.8 miBloomsburg: 5% · 11.5 miScott Township: 5% · 9 miClinton Township: 5% · 29.9 miSalem Township: 5% · 6.7 miSouth Centre Township: 5% · 7 miMillville: 2% · 11.3 miDanville: 2% · 19.5 miMahoning Township 10%Benton 7%Berwick 5%Bloomsburg 5%Jonestown
JonestownTop destinations (size = commuters)
39%Under 10 mi16 residents
39%10–24 mi16 residents
10%25–50 mi4 residents
12%Over 50 mi5 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.

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 Jonestown: questions

What is the poverty rate in Jonestown?

16.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Jonestown work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (10%, 19 mi), Benton (7%, 6 mi), Berwick (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Jonestown without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Jonestown

Jonestown home →
HandbookGetting around JonestownRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in PAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.