Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of New Centerville works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Employers in New Centerville report 23 jobs; 61 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in New Centerville; the top destination outside it is Somerset (21%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through New Centerville
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in New Centerville on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
The places New Centerville commutes to
Where New Centerville clocks in
21% of workers
11% 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.
What New Centerville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Centerville, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 23. 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 New Centerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from New Centerville: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Centerville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where in the region New Centerville works
About 17% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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 New Centerville: questions
What is the median household income in New Centerville?
$62,813 (±$22,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Centerville?
8.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Centerville?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Centerville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Somerset (21%, 7 mi), Rockwood (11%, 3 mi), Somerset Township (11%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Centerville 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 New Centerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Centerville
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.