Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Unemployment in Masontown (12.6%) is higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
3% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%). For jobs and income Masontown is better than 5% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (C+). Household incomes here are lower than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Masontown apart
Fewer jobs are based in Masontown than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Masontown fell from 485 in 2014 to 266 in 2024, −45%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Masontown is a place people come home to
There are 266 jobs based in Masontown, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Masontown has about 2,100 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Masontown workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How Masontown earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Masontown’s grade up (ahead of 31% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Masontown could be anywhere from D− to C−.
The 266 jobs based in Masontown
266 jobs are based in Masontown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Masontown, 2014 → 2024: 485 → 266. 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 Masontown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Masontown by day and by night
On a workday 1,245 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 226 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Masontown on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.21 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 28 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Masontown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,010 commuters (the 3% 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.
6% of working residents work in Morgantown
Where Masontown clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Half of Masontown commutes less than 15 miles
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.
In Masontown, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,044 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.3% of Masontown households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Masontown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Masontown and other U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
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| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,311 | Red Springs NC | 3,216 | $21K | 40.0% | 8.6% | 7% | D |
| 4,312 | Bethel OH | 2,708 | $44K | 27.5% | 9.0% | 7% | D |
| 4,313 | Masontown PA | 3,100 | $54K | 31.7% | 12.6% | 3% | D |
| 4,314 | Edgefield SC | 4,182 | $40K | 31.4% | 12.4% | 10% | D |
| 4,315 | El Cenizo TX | 2,457 | $49K | 32.9% | 5.9% | 0% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Masontown, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Masontown and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Masontown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masontown | – | D | C+ | 28 min | $53,676 |
| German Township | 5% | C | D | 29 min | $61,834 |
| Monongahela Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $70,357 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to German Township. Darker towns draw more of Masontown’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 Masontown: questions
What is the median household income in Masontown?
$53,676 (±$9,982) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Masontown?
31.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Masontown?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Masontown work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morgantown (6%, 15 mi), Georges Township (5%, 6 mi), German Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Masontown walkable?
Masontown is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 10.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Masontown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Masontown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Masontown
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.