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Jobs & commute in Red Hill

Red Hill has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Red Hill itself; outside it, Altoona draws the most (33%, 2 miles). 2 jobs are based in Red Hill, against 46 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Red Hill, and who commutes in

On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

46live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday72
120live here− 46head out to work+ 2come in to work= 72on a workday

About 72 people are in Red Hill on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Red Hill ends

Duncansville: 1 residents work here (2%)Charleroi: 1 residents work here (2%)Hollidaysburg: 1 residents work here (2%)McKeesport: 1 residents work here (2%)Altoona: 15 residents work here (33%)Antis Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Snyder Township: 3 residents work here (7%)Logan Township: 6 residents work here (13%)Allegheny Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Woodward Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Union TownshipRed HillAltoonaLogan TownshipSnyder TownshipAntis TownshipAllegheny TownshipWoodward TownshipRed Hill
1
Altoona2.3 mi away
33%15
2
Logan Township0.5 mi away
13%6
3
Snyder Township15.5 mi away
7%3
4
Antis Township8.6 mi away
4%2
54%2
6
Woodward Township22.4 mi away
4%2
7
Duncansville7.1 mi away
2%1
8
Charleroi81.7 mi away
2%1
9
Hollidaysburg7.2 mi away
2%1
10
McKeesport75.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%12
The top trips

Where Red Hill 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.

The jobs

In Red Hill, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in Red HillJobs Red Hill residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%24%
Trade, transport & utilities0%11%
Services: health, schools, offices100%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%22%
Over $3,333 a month100%67%

Who does it

29 or younger0%9%
30 to 5450%63%
55 and older50%28%
−75%

Jobs based in Red Hill, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 2. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Red Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Red Hill

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Red Hill gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 55 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Red Hill

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAltoona: 33% · 2.3 miLogan Township: 13% · 0.5 miSnyder Township: 7% · 15.5 miAntis Township: 4% · 8.6 miAllegheny Township: 4% · 5.7 miWoodward Township: 4% · 22.4 miDuncansville: 2% · 7.1 miCharleroi: 2% · 81.7 miHollidaysburg: 2% · 7.2 miMcKeesport: 2% · 75.2 miAltoona 33%Logan Township 13%Snyder Township 7%Antis Township 4%Allegheny Township 4%Red Hill
Red HillTop destinations (size = commuters)
60%Under 10 mi27 residents
18%10–24 mi8 residents
9%25–50 mi4 residents
13%Over 50 mi6 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

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 2024, 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 Red Hill: questions

What is the median household income in Red Hill?

$164,423 (±$71,590) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Red Hill?

0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Red Hill work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (33%, 2 mi), Logan Township (13%, 0 mi), Snyder Township (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Red Hill 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 Red Hill, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Red Hill

Red Hill home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.