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 4.0There are 10.0 jobs in Kerrtown for every working resident, and 1,258 people commute in
Kerrtown has 1,264 jobs, and 127 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% work in Kerrtown; the top destination outside it is Meadville (24%, 2 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Kerrtown, and who commutes in
On a workday 121 residents head out to work and 6 work right here.
About 1,200 people are in Kerrtown on a workday afternoon, 1137% more than live here.
10.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Kerrtown: where workers come from
Where Kerrtown clocks in
24% of workers
14% of workers
3% 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.
A place that makes things: 48% of Kerrtown’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kerrtown, 2014 → 2024: 1,500 → 1,264. 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 Kerrtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Kerrtown
of Kerrtown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 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 many miles Kerrtown commutes
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 27% of Kerrtown’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kerrtown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrtown | – | — | — | — | — |
| Fredericksburg | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Meadville | 24% | D | A | 15 min | $43,308 |
| West Mead Township | 3% | B− | C+ | 22 min | $64,837 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fredericksburg: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Meadville. Darker towns draw more of Kerrtown’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Kerrtown: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kerrtown?
0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kerrtown work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meadville (24%, 2 mi), Vernon Township (14%, 2 mi), Erie (3%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kerrtown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kerrtown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kerrtown
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.