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Home is the office for 3% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Employers in Pomeroy report 17 jobs; 524 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Pomeroy itself; outside it, Tredyffrin Township draws the most (6%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Pomeroy apart on work
Pomeroy is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Pomeroy, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pomeroy has about 350 people in it, 59% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Pomeroy workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Pomeroy workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 524 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Pomeroy by day and by night
On a workday 524 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Pomeroy on a workday afternoon, 59% 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.
From Pomeroy, about 31 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pomeroy workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 522 commuters (the 3% 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 towns that employ Pomeroy’s residents
Where Pomeroy clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Pomeroy: what the 17 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pomeroy, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 17. 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 Pomeroy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Pomeroy
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.
Around Pomeroy: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pomeroy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomeroy | – | — | — | 31 min | $63,750 |
| Highland Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 28 min | $96,667 |
| East Fallowfield Township | under 3% | A | C− | 32 min | $116,947 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pomeroy’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 Pomeroy: questions
What is the median household income in Pomeroy?
$63,750 (±$36,481) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pomeroy?
0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pomeroy?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pomeroy work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tredyffrin Township (6%, 24 mi), Philadelphia (6%, 40 mi), West Goshen Township (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pomeroy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pomeroy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pomeroy
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.