Marion Heights has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). There are 7 jobs in Marion Heights, against 244 working residents. 17% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Marion Heights: the figures worth knowing
Marion Heights quiets down on a workday
On a workday 244 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Marion Heights on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Mount Carmel Township
Where Marion Heights clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Marion Heights: what the 7 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Heights, 2014 → 2024: 20 → 7. 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 Marion Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Marion Heights’ commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marion Heights workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 17% 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 it is to work from Marion Heights
About 16% 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.
Next door is work for 12% of Marion Heights
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Heights | – | — | — | 23 min | $52,569 |
| Mount Carmel Township | 12% | C | B− | 29 min | $71,339 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mount Carmel Township. Darker towns draw more of Marion Heights’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 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 Marion Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Marion Heights?
$52,569 (±$12,149) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marion Heights?
22.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Heights?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Heights work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mount Carmel Township (12%, 1 mi), Mahoning Township (9%, 13 mi), Coal Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Marion Heights without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marion Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marion Heights
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.