Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Pillow commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Pillow report 18 jobs; 98 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Pillow for work; outside it, Washington Township is the main destination (13%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Pillow
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Pillow on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Where Pillow’s working residents head each day
Where Pillow clocks in
13% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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 Pillow’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pillow, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 18. 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 Pillow’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Pillow’s commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pillow workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Pillow
About 23% 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 to Pillow
The biggest share goes to Mifflin Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pillow workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillow | – | — | — | 34 min | $73,438 |
| Jordan Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lykens Township | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Lower Mahanoy Township | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 30 min | $69,904 |
| Mifflin Township | 5% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jordan Township and Mifflin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Lykens Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pillow’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 Pillow: questions
What is the median household income in Pillow?
$73,438 (±$17,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pillow?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pillow?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pillow work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington Township (13%, 6 mi), Gratz (6%, 5 mi), Harrisburg (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pillow without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pillow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pillow
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.