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Jobs & commute in Sagamore

Sagamore has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

There are 8 jobs in Sagamore; 142 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Sagamore itself; outside it, Cowanshannock Township draws the most (8%, 4 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Sagamore

On a workday 141 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

141live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday0
120live here− 140head out to work+ 7come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Sagamore on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Sagamore goes to work

South Bethlehem: 2 residents work here (1%)Indiana: 3 residents work here (2%)Rural Valley: 3 residents work here (2%)Butler: 3 residents work here (2%)PunxsutawneyPittsburgh: 9 residents work here (6%)Butler Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Washington TownshipMaxatawny TownshipSouth Bend TownshipSouth Buffalo Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Plumcreek TownshipWhite Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Cowanshannock Township: 11 residents work here (8%)East Franklin Township: 9 residents work here (6%)SagamoreCowanshannock TownshipPittsburghEast Franklin TownshipButler TownshipWhite TownshipIndianaSagamore
18%11
2
Pittsburgh45.6 mi away
6%9
36%9
4
Butler Township36.6 mi away
4%5
5
White Township10.8 mi away
4%5
6
Indiana11.7 mi away
2%3
7
Rural Valley4.6 mi away
2%3
8
Butler35.2 mi away
2%3
92%3
10
South Bethlehem16.1 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
63%89
The top trips

Where Sagamore 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 Sagamore, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in SagamoreJobs Sagamore residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%27%
Services: health, schools, offices100%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month88%31%
Over $3,333 a month0%53%

Who does it

29 or younger13%27%
30 to 5438%46%
55 and older50%27%
−58%

Jobs based in Sagamore, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 8. 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 Sagamore’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Sagamore

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Sagamore gets to work
98%Drive alone
2%Carpool

Share of the 45 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

The distance from Sagamore to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miCowanshannock Township: 8% · 3.6 miPittsburgh: 6% · 45.6 miEast Franklin Township: 6% · 18.2 miButler Township: 4% · 36.6 miWhite Township: 4% · 10.8 miIndiana: 2% · 11.7 miRural Valley: 2% · 4.6 miButler: 2% · 35.2 miSouth Buffalo Township: 2% · 21.8 miSouth Bethlehem: 1% · 16.1 miCowanshannock Township 8%Pittsburgh 6%East Franklin Township 6%White Township 4%Sagamore
SagamoreTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi25 residents
28%10–24 mi39 residents
40%25–50 mi57 residents
14%Over 50 mi20 residents

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.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Sagamore: questions

What is the median household income in Sagamore?

$56,719 (±$2,928) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Sagamore?

3.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Sagamore work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cowanshannock Township (8%, 4 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 46 mi), East Franklin Township (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Sagamore without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Sagamore, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Sagamore

Sagamore home →

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.