With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Nemacolin works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Nemacolin itself; outside it, Cumberland Township draws the most (12%, 4 miles). Employers in Nemacolin report 12 jobs, against 317 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Nemacolin
Nemacolin is a place people come home to
There are 12 jobs based in Nemacolin, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Nemacolin workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Nemacolin workers work from home
Only 0% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 317 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Nemacolin
On a workday 317 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Nemacolin on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Nemacolin: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nemacolin workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 388 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.
Commuting out of Nemacolin: the destinations
Where Nemacolin clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Most jobs in Nemacolin are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nemacolin, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 12. 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 Nemacolin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Nemacolin
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.
Nemacolin and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nemacolin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemacolin | – | — | — | 39 min | $27,557 |
| German Township | under 2% | C | D | 29 min | $61,834 |
| Ronco | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ronco: 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 Nemacolin’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 Nemacolin: questions
What is the median household income in Nemacolin?
$27,557 (±$21,246) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nemacolin?
62.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nemacolin?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nemacolin work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland Township (12%, 4 mi), Morgantown (8%, 17 mi), Franklin Township (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nemacolin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nemacolin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nemacolin
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.