Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Republic has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. There are 119 jobs in Republic for 431 working residents. Hardly any work in Republic itself; outside it, South Union Township draws the most (7%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Republic and work: the main findings
Republic is a place people come home to
There are 119 jobs based in Republic, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Few Republic workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Republic are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania 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 431 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Republic quiets down on a workday
On a workday 429 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Republic 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.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Republic
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Republic workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 531 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.
Out of Republic to work: where people go
Where Republic clocks in
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.
A place that makes things: 50% of Republic’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Republic, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 119. 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 Republic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Republic’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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 Republic
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Republic workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic | – | — | — | 20 min | $59,866 |
| Luzerne Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 29 min | $57,827 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Republic’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 Republic: questions
What is the median household income in Republic?
$59,866 (±$17,661) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Republic?
10.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Republic?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Republic work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Union Township (7%, 11 mi), Uniontown (6%, 9 mi), North Union Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Republic without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Republic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Republic
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.