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Jobs & commute in Julian

Julian has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Employers in Julian report 16 jobs, against 54 working residents. Hardly any work in Julian; the top destination outside it is College Township (24%, 7 miles).

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

Day and night

Julian quiets down on a workday

On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.

54live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
16work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday170
210live here− 54head out to work+ 16come in to work= 170on a workday

About 170 people are in Julian on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.30jobs 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 the trip to work from Julian ends

Snow ShoePort MatildaDuquesneBellefonte: 2 residents work here (4%)TyroneMontoursville: 1 residents work here (2%)State College: 5 residents work here (9%)Altoona: 1 residents work here (2%)Monroeville: 1 residents work here (2%)Snyder TownshipUnion TownshipCollege Township: 13 residents work here (24%)Patton Township: 5 residents work here (9%)Pike TownshipWorth TownshipBenner Township: 3 residents work here (6%)Boggs Township: 4 residents work here (7%)Ferguson Township: 3 residents work here (6%)JulianCollege TownshipState CollegePatton TownshipBoggs TownshipBenner TownshipFerguson TownshipJulian
1
College Township7.3 mi away
24%13
2
State College6.6 mi away
9%5
3
Patton Township2.8 mi away
9%5
4
Boggs Township12.3 mi away
7%4
5
Benner Township6.7 mi away
6%3
66%3
7
Bellefonte9.8 mi away
4%2
8
Montoursville59.7 mi away
2%1
9
Altoona34.2 mi away
2%1
10
Monroeville100 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%16
The top trips

Where Julian 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

Julian makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in JulianJobs Julian residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms38%13%
Trade, transport & utilities25%17%
Services: health, schools, offices38%70%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less31%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%13%
Over $3,333 a month31%76%

Who does it

29 or younger13%13%
30 to 5456%57%
55 and older31%30%
+14%

Jobs based in Julian, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 16. 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 Julian’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Julian: about 26 minutes

A year of commuting
202 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Julian26 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Julian gets to work
91%Drive alone
9%Carpool

Share of the 123 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

Julian’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCollege Township: 24% · 7.3 miState College: 9% · 6.6 miPatton Township: 9% · 2.8 miBoggs Township: 7% · 12.3 miBenner Township: 6% · 6.7 miFerguson Township: 6% · 8.1 miBellefonte: 4% · 9.8 miMontoursville: 2% · 59.7 miAltoona: 2% · 34.2 miMonroeville: 2% · 100 miCollege Township 24%State College 9%Patton Township 9%Boggs Township 7%Benner Township 6%Julian
JulianTop destinations (size = commuters)
63%Under 10 mi34 residents
13%10–24 mi7 residents
11%25–50 mi6 residents
13%Over 50 mi7 residents

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 Julian: questions

What is the median household income in Julian?

$63,750 (±$46,178) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Julian?

14.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Julian?

26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Julian work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (24%, 7 mi), State College (9%, 7 mi), Patton Township (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Julian without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Julian

Julian 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.