Photo: Cropped from a public domain photo of the Lavelle Elementary School in Lavelle, Pennsylvania, c. early to mid-1900s, that was cropped for fair use from photos from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS, c. 1934) that were released to the public domain by the U.S. Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.pa1893.photos/?sp=1 · Public domainJobs and earnings in Lavelle, and the trip to work
Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Only 2% stay in Lavelle for work; outside it, Ashland is the main destination (10%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Lavelle, in brief
Few Lavelle 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 ↓
Commutes from Lavelle are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 61 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 281 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Getting to work from Lavelle takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lavelle workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 275 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 a workday changes Lavelle
On a workday 274 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 177 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Lavelle on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
The towns that employ Lavelle’s residents
Where Lavelle clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 79% of work in Lavelle
184 jobs are based in Lavelle.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lavelle, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 184. 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 Lavelle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Lavelle 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 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 Lavelle: questions
What is the median household income in Lavelle?
$71,250 (±$32,336) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lavelle?
14.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lavelle?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lavelle work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (10%, 2 mi), Pottsville (8%, 11 mi), Butler Township (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lavelle without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lavelle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lavelle
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.