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Jobs & commute in Mammoth

Most of Mammoth commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident

8% of workers work from home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. 62 jobs are based in Mammoth, and 235 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Mammoth itself; outside it, Hempfield Township draws the most (14%, 9 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

The work figures that set Mammoth apart

★ What stands out · Day and night

In and out of Mammoth on a workday

On a workday 235 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.

235live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
62work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night370
Workday200
370live here− 240head out to work+ 62come in to work= 200on a workday

About 200 people are in Mammoth on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.26jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Mammoth’s residents

BelpreEversonPennMount Pleasant: 6 residents work here (3%)Latrobe: 6 residents work here (3%)Greensburg: 15 residents work here (6%)Monroeville: 4 residents work here (2%)Pittsburgh: 11 residents work here (5%)Hempfield Township: 32 residents work here (14%)East Huntingdon Township: 10 residents work here (4%)Penn Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Mount Pleasant Township: 31 residents work here (13%)Saltlick TownshipUnity Township: 15 residents work here (6%)Bullskin TownshipMammothCalumetHempfield TownshipMount Pleasant TownshipGreensburgUnity TownshipPittsburghEast Huntingdon TownshipMammoth
114%32
213%31
3
Greensburg8.9 mi away
6%15
46%15
5
Pittsburgh31.7 mi away
5%11
64%10
7
Mount Pleasant5.4 mi away
3%6
8
Latrobe8.9 mi away
3%6
9
Monroeville22.2 mi away
2%4
10
Penn Township15.6 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%101
The top trips

Where Mammoth clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in MammothJobs Mammoth residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices100%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less19%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month13%23%
Over $3,333 a month68%58%

Who does it

29 or younger21%17%
30 to 5453%49%
55 and older26%34%
+210%

Jobs based in Mammoth, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 62. 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 Mammoth’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Mammoth spends getting to work: about 27 minutes

A year of commuting
208 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mammoth27 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Mammoth workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Mammoth gets to work
93%Drive alone
7%Carpool

Share of the 111 commuters (the 8% 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 far

Near or far: the trip to work from Mammoth

10 mi25 mi40 miHempfield Township: 14% · 8.6 miMount Pleasant Township: 13% · 1.4 miGreensburg: 6% · 8.9 miUnity Township: 6% · 6 miPittsburgh: 5% · 31.7 miEast Huntingdon Township: 4% · 8.4 miMount Pleasant: 3% · 5.4 miLatrobe: 3% · 8.9 miMonroeville: 2% · 22.2 miPenn Township: 2% · 15.6 miHempfield Township 14%Mount Pleasant Township 13%Greensburg 6%Unity Township 6%Mammoth
MammothTop destinations (size = commuters)
51%Under 10 mi121 residents
20%10–24 mi46 residents
21%25–50 mi49 residents
8%Over 50 mi19 residents

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.

Next door

Mammoth and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownMammoth workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Mammoth–——27 min$39,219
Calumetunder 2%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Calumet: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Mammoth’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Mammoth: questions

What is the median household income in Mammoth?

$39,219 (±$13,110) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mammoth?

18.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mammoth?

27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Mammoth work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hempfield Township (14%, 9 mi), Mount Pleasant Township (13%, 1 mi), Greensburg (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Mammoth without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Mammoth, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Mammoth

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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.