Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Laurel Mountain at work: jobs, income and the commute
Working residents average 26 minutes each way, about the same as across Pennsylvania. For 26% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%). Hardly any work in Laurel Mountain; the top destination outside it is Ligonier Township (15%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Laurel Mountain on a workday afternoon
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82 people are in Laurel Mountain on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Laurel Mountain ends
Where Laurel Mountain clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
Commuting from Laurel Mountain: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laurel Mountain workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 26% 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.
Laurel Mountain’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% 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 Laurel Mountain: questions
What is the median household income in Laurel Mountain?
$68,500 (±$30,289) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laurel Mountain?
1.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laurel Mountain?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laurel Mountain work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ligonier Township (15%, 2 mi), Unity Township (8%, 14 mi), Latrobe (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Laurel Mountain 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 Laurel Mountain, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laurel Mountain
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.