Most of Juniata Gap commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. There are 60 jobs in Juniata Gap, and 211 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Juniata Gap for work; outside it, Altoona is the main destination (32%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Juniata Gap: the gist
Juniata Gap and Altoona trade workers both ways
Altoona is the top workplace for Juniata Gap residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Juniata Gap come from (40% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Juniata Gap is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Juniata Gap, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Juniata Gap are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 54 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 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Juniata Gap’s residents
Where Juniata Gap clocks in
32% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Juniata Gap
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Juniata Gap on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
About 19 minutes each way for Juniata Gap’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Juniata Gap workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 312 commuters (the 13% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Juniata Gap
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Juniata Gap, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 60. 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 Juniata Gap’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Juniata Gap’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
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 Juniata Gap: questions
What is the median household income in Juniata Gap?
$100,385 (±$44,252) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Juniata Gap?
2.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Juniata Gap?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Juniata Gap work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (32%, 4 mi), Logan Township (9%, 2 mi), Allegheny Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Juniata Gap without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Juniata Gap, from the people who make the trip.
More of Juniata Gap
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.