With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Salix works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Salix itself; outside it, Richland Township draws the most (15%, 4 miles). Employers in Salix report 131 jobs, against 410 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Salix quiets down on a workday
On a workday 408 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 129 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Salix on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Commuting out of Salix: the destinations
Where Salix clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 45% of jobs based in Salix
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salix, 2013 → 2023: 202 → 131. 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 Salix’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Salix
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salix workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 453 commuters (the 16% 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 Salix’s workers travel
About 24% 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.
Next door to Salix
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salix workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salix | – | — | — | 25 min | $43,068 |
| Sidman | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sidman: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salix’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 Salix: questions
What is the median household income in Salix?
$43,068 (±$42,367) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salix?
24.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salix?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salix work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (15%, 4 mi), Johnstown (11%, 9 mi), Adams Township (10%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Salix without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salix, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salix
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.