Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Norvelt
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%). Only 3% stay in Norvelt for work; outside it, Unity Township is the main destination (10%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Norvelt and work: the main findings
From Norvelt, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Norvelt workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 475 commuters (the 4% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Norvelt
On a workday 370 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 209 people come in from elsewhere.
About 830 people are in Norvelt on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
Commuting out of Norvelt: the destinations
Where Norvelt 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.
What Norvelt’s employers do
220 jobs are based in Norvelt.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Norvelt, 2013 → 2023: 154 → 220. 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 Norvelt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Norvelt
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.
Norvelt and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Norvelt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norvelt | – | — | — | 24 min | $73,125 |
| Calumet | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Calumet: 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 Norvelt’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 Norvelt: questions
What is the median household income in Norvelt?
$73,125 (±$52,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Norvelt?
11.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Norvelt?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Norvelt work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Unity Township (10%, 6 mi), Hempfield Township (10%, 7 mi), Mount Pleasant Township (9%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Norvelt without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Norvelt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Norvelt
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.