Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Kersey
The average commute takes 15 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Only 1% stay in Kersey for work; outside it, St. Marys is the main destination (27%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Kersey, in a few figures
Kersey and St. Marys trade workers both ways
St. Marys is the top workplace for Kersey residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Kersey come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Kersey are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Kersey workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 339 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Kersey to work: where people go
Where Kersey clocks in
27% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Getting to work from Kersey takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kersey workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 303 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 people are in Kersey by day
On a workday 334 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 209 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Kersey on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
Inside Kersey’s 214 jobs
214 jobs are based in Kersey.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kersey, 2014 → 2024: 160 → 214. 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 Kersey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Kersey commutes
About 18% 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.
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 Kersey: questions
What is the median household income in Kersey?
$53,531 (±$11,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kersey?
21.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kersey?
15 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kersey work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Marys (27%, 8 mi), Fox Township (11%, 3 mi), Ridgway Township (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kersey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kersey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kersey
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.