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Jobs & commute in Pine Glen

Pine Glen at work: jobs, income and the commute

A typical one-way commute lasts 46 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). Hardly any work in Pine Glen; the top destination outside it is College Township (13%, 23 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Pine Glen on a workday

On a workday 95 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

95live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night170
Workday72
170live here− 95head out to work+ 0come in to work= 72on a workday

About 72 people are in Pine Glen on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Pine Glen ends

Snow Shoe: 3 residents work here (3%)Bellefonte: 4 residents work here (4%)State College: 7 residents work here (7%)Harrisburg: 2 residents work here (2%)College Township: 12 residents work here (13%)Patton Township: 6 residents work here (6%)Snow Shoe Township: 12 residents work here (13%)Spring Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Benner Township: 9 residents work here (9%)Boggs Township: 7 residents work here (7%)Pine GlenCollege TownshipSnow Shoe TownshipBenner TownshipState CollegeBoggs TownshipPatton TownshipPine Glen
1
College Township22.7 mi away
13%12
213%12
3
Benner Township19.7 mi away
9%9
4
State College23.1 mi away
7%7
5
Boggs Township15.2 mi away
7%7
6
Patton Township19.6 mi away
6%6
7
Bellefonte19.3 mi away
4%4
8
Spring Township21.7 mi away
4%4
9
Snow Shoe7 mi away
3%3
10
Harrisburg83.2 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%29
The top trips

Where Pine Glen 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

Pine Glen’s commute takes about 46 minutes

A year of commuting
353 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pine Glen46 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Pine Glen gets to work
86%Drive alone
14%Carpool

Share of the 65 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

Pine Glen’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCollege Township: 13% · 22.7 miSnow Shoe Township: 13% · 7.3 miBenner Township: 9% · 19.7 miState College: 7% · 23.1 miBoggs Township: 7% · 15.2 miPatton Township: 6% · 19.6 miBellefonte: 4% · 19.3 miSpring Township: 4% · 21.7 miSnow Shoe: 3% · 7 miHarrisburg: 2% · 83.2 miCollege Township 13%Snow Shoe Township 13%Benner Township 9%State College 7%Boggs Township 7%Pine Glen
Pine GlenTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi17 residents
60%10–24 mi57 residents
6%25–50 mi6 residents
16%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 16% 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.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pine Glen: questions

What is the median household income in Pine Glen?

$72,500 (±$27,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pine Glen?

12.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pine Glen?

46 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pine Glen work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (13%, 23 mi), Snow Shoe Township (13%, 7 mi), Benner Township (9%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pine Glen without a car?

0% 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 Pine Glen, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Pine Glen

Pine Glen home →

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.