Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPaint at work: jobs, income and the commute
The average commute takes 16 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 6% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. There are 299 jobs in Paint; 397 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Paint apart
The daily trip from Paint: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paint workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 274 commuters (the 6% 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.
In and out of Paint on a workday
On a workday 386 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 288 people come in from elsewhere.
About 780 people are in Paint on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
14% of working residents work in Richland Township
Where Paint clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
In Paint, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paint, 2013 → 2023: 106 → 299. 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 Paint’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Paint
About 21% 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.
Next door is work for 14% of Paint
The biggest share goes to Windber (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paint workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint | – | — | — | 16 min | $44,167 |
| Paint Township | 5% | C+ | D | 24 min | $61,364 |
| Scalp Level | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Windber | 9% | C− | B+ | 19 min | $52,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Scalp Level: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Paint’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 Paint: questions
What is the median household income in Paint?
$44,167 (±$27,079) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paint?
11.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paint?
16 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paint work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (14%, 3 mi), Johnstown (9%, 7 mi), Windber (9%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paint without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paint, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paint
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.