Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Marklesburg has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2 jobs are based in Marklesburg, against 84 working residents. Hardly any work in Marklesburg; the top destination outside it is Huntingdon (15%, 12 miles). 5% of workers work from home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Marklesburg, and who commutes in
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 99 people are in Marklesburg on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Where the trip to work from Marklesburg ends
Where Marklesburg clocks in
15% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Marklesburg
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marklesburg, 2014 → 2024: 37 → 2. 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 Marklesburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Marklesburg takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marklesburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 134 commuters (the 5% 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 distance from Marklesburg to work
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Marklesburg: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Penn Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marklesburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marklesburg | – | — | — | 21 min | $82,708 |
| Penn Township | 4% | B | C+ | 32 min | $84,821 |
| Lincoln Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marklesburg’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 Marklesburg: questions
What is the median household income in Marklesburg?
$82,708 (±$41,746) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marklesburg?
5.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marklesburg?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marklesburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntingdon (15%, 12 mi), Walker Township (8%, 6 mi), Porter Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Marklesburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marklesburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marklesburg
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.