Rote has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Rote report 15 jobs, and 212 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Rote for work; outside it, Lamar Township is the main destination (11%, 1 miles). 4% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Rote, in brief
Rote is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Rote, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rote has about 300 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rote’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Rote is College Township, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (19) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Rote are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 54 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 212 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Rote quiets down on a workday
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Rote 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.
The distance from Rote to work
About 20% 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.
Rote’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rote workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 287 commuters (the 4% 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 Rote to work: where people go
Where Rote clocks in
9% of workers
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.
In Rote, 47% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rote, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 15. 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 Rote’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Rote: questions
What is the median household income in Rote?
$88,750 (±$22,863) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rote?
3.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rote?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rote work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lamar Township (11%, 1 mi), College Township (9%, 28 mi), Lock Haven (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rote without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rote, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rote
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.