Jobs and the daily commute in Linntown
7% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. The trip to work takes 14 minutes on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. 956 jobs are based in Linntown, and 770 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Linntown stands out on work
Commutes from Linntown are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Linntown has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Linntown went from 626 in 2013 to 956 in 2023, +53%. The jobs ↓
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 770 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
A commute of about 14 minutes in Linntown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Linntown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 819 commuters (the 7% 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.
The kinds of work in Linntown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Linntown, 2013 → 2023: 626 → 956. 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 Linntown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Linntown
On a workday 746 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 932 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Linntown on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
19% of working residents work in Lewisburg
Where Linntown clocks in
19% of workers
10% 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.
Miles to work from Linntown
About 21% 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.
Work next door: 19% of Linntown’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Lewisburg. Darker towns draw more of Linntown’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 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 Linntown: questions
What is the median household income in Linntown?
$114,426 (±$41,626) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Linntown?
5.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Linntown?
14 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Linntown work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lewisburg (19%, 1 mi), Kelly Township (10%, 3 mi), Mahoning Township (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Linntown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Linntown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Linntown
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.