Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Platea commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. There are 27 jobs in Platea for 196 working residents. Hardly any work in Platea; the top destination outside it is Erie (24%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Platea: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 196 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Platea on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 Platea’s working residents head each day
Where Platea clocks in
24% of workers
12% 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 Platea, 56% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Platea, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 27. 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 Platea’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Platea
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Platea workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 222 commuters (the 15% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Platea
About 15% 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.
Platea and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Girard Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Platea workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platea | – | — | — | 23 min | $67,125 |
| Girard Township | 5% | B+ | D | 22 min | $95,461 |
| Elk Creek Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 28 min | $86,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Platea’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 Platea: questions
What is the median household income in Platea?
$67,125 (±$11,908) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Platea?
11.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Platea?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Platea work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Erie (24%, 18 mi), Millcreek Township (15%, 14 mi), Fairview Township (12%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Platea 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 Platea, from the people who make the trip.
More of Platea
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.