Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Mount Carbon
0% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. The Census job records count 35 working residents of Mount Carbon and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Mount Carbon by day
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57 people are in Mount Carbon on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2023, primary jobs.
17% of working residents work in Pottsville
Where Mount Carbon clocks in
17% of workers
9% 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Carbon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Mount Carbon
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.
17% of Mount Carbon works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Carbon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carbon | – | — | — | 30 min | $147,692 |
| North Manheim Township | under 3% | B | C | 22 min | $88,125 |
| Pottsville | 17% | C− | A | 24 min | $54,332 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pottsville. Darker towns draw more of Mount Carbon’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 Mount Carbon: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Carbon?
$147,692 (±$106,956) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Carbon?
2.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Carbon?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Carbon work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pottsville (17%, 1 mi), Cressona (9%, 3 mi), Norwegian Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mount Carbon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Carbon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Carbon
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.