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Jobs & commute in North Warren

North Warren has 2.2 jobs for every working resident: 1,596 people commute in to work

There are 1,660 jobs in North Warren; 755 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 3% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Getting to work from North Warren, in brief

North Warren is where the jobs are

North Warren has 1,660 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,000 people are in town, 43% more than the 2,100 who live here. Day and night ↓

37% of North Warren works in Warren

277 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Warren, 3.1 miles away across the town line. That’s 5 times as many as work in North Warren itself. The commute map ↓

Commutes from North Warren are quick

The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. 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; with 755 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

North Warren fills up on a workday

On a workday 691 residents head out to work and 64 work right here.

691live here, work elsewhere
64live and work here
1,596work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night2,100
Workday3,000
2,100live here− 690head out to work+ 1,600come in to work= 3,000on a workday

About 3,000 people are in North Warren on a workday afternoon, 43% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
2.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where North Warren’s workers come from

JamestownYoungsville: 25 workers live here (2%)Warren: 231 workers live here (14%)Erie: 30 workers live here (2%)PittsburghEllicottBustiMillcreek Township: 30 workers live here (2%)Mead Township: 25 workers live here (2%)Sugar Grove TownshipPleasant Township: 47 workers live here (3%)Pine Grove Township: 61 workers live here (4%)Brokenstraw TownshipConewango Township: 132 workers live here (8%)Sheffield Township: 28 workers live here (2%)Glade Township: 65 workers live here (4%)North WarrenWarrenConewango TownshipGlade TownshipPine Grove TownshipPleasant TownshipErieNorth Warren
1
Warren3.1 mi away
14%231
28%132
3
Glade Township5.5 mi away
4%65
44%61
53%47
6
Erie49.2 mi away
2%30
7
Millcreek Township50.8 mi away
2%30
8
Sheffield Township15.2 mi away
2%28
9
Youngsville8 mi away
2%25
10
Mead Township9.2 mi away
2%25
Everywhere elseother towns and states
59%986
The top trips

Where North Warren clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Each way, about 18 minutes from North Warren

A year of commuting
136 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

North Warren18 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

of North Warren workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How North Warren gets to work
92%Drive alone
4%Carpool
3%Transit
1%Walk

Share of the 821 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.

The jobs

The kinds of work in North Warren

Jobs based in North WarrenJobs North Warren residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms2%21%
Trade, transport & utilities33%18%
Services: health, schools, offices65%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%29%
Over $3,333 a month49%55%

Who does it

29 or younger23%19%
30 to 5452%50%
55 and older26%31%
−5%

Jobs based in North Warren, 2014 → 2024: 1,741 → 1,660. 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 North Warren’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from North Warren

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWarren: 37% · 3.1 miConewango Township: 13% · 2.5 miErie: 5% · 49.2 miJamestown: 4% · 15.2 miBrokenstraw Township: 3% · 7.5 miEllicott: 2% · 17.6 miPittsburgh: 2% · 108.2 miBusti: 2% · 14.1 miMillcreek Township: 2% · 50.8 miSugar Grove Township: 1% · 9.7 miWarren 37%Conewango Township 13%Erie 5%Jamestown 4%Brokenstraw Township 3%North Warren
North WarrenTop destinations (size = commuters)
58%Under 10 mi435 residents
11%10–24 mi85 residents
9%25–50 mi70 residents
22%Over 50 mi165 residents

About 22% 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.

Next door

The towns next door employ 37% of North Warren

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Warren15 min
North Warren18 min
Pine Grove Township23 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownNorth Warren workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
North Warren–——18 min$56,549
Warren37%C+A15 min$53,815
Pine Grove Townshipunder 2%B−C−23 min$96,318

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Warren. Darker towns draw more of North Warren’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in North Warren: questions

What is the median household income in North Warren?

$56,549 (±$9,516) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in North Warren?

17.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from North Warren?

18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in North Warren work?

8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (37%, 3 mi), Conewango Township (13%, 2 mi), Erie (5%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around North Warren without a car?

3% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from North Warren, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of North Warren

North Warren home →

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.