Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Ramey works elsewhere
Ramey has 13 jobs; 108 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Ramey for work; outside it, Rush Township is the main destination (8%, 12 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Ramey
On a workday 107 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Ramey on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The places Ramey commutes to
Where Ramey clocks in
7% 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 Ramey: what the 13 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ramey, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 13. 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 Ramey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Ramey: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ramey workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 9% 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 commute from Ramey, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Ramey
The biggest share goes to Bigler Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ramey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramey | – | — | — | 39 min | $80,000 |
| Gulich Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 33 min | $82,457 |
| Bigler Township | 3% | C− | C+ | 29 min | $60,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ramey’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 Ramey: questions
What is the median household income in Ramey?
$80,000 (±$13,940) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ramey?
3.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ramey?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ramey work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rush Township (8%, 12 mi), College Township (7%, 30 mi), Lawrence Township (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ramey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ramey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ramey
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.