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Jobs & commute in Shelltown

Jobs and earnings in Shelltown, and the trip to work

For 28% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%. Hardly any work in Shelltown itself; outside it, Altoona draws the most (16%, 11 miles). Shelltown has 19 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

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

0 jobs based here
Poverty
34.4%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
0.0%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 19 working residents
Work from home
28%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Shelltown

On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

19live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night93
Workday74
93live here− 19head out to work+ 0come in to work= 74on a workday

About 74 people are in Shelltown on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 the trip to work from Shelltown ends

Williamsburg: 2 residents work here (11%)Chester Hill: 1 residents work here (5%)Roaring Spring: 1 residents work here (5%)Hollidaysburg: 1 residents work here (5%)Northern Cambria: 1 residents work here (5%)Huntingdon: 1 residents work here (5%)Altoona: 3 residents work here (16%)Erie: 1 residents work here (5%)Susquehanna Township: 1 residents work here (5%)Allegheny Township: 2 residents work here (11%)ShelltownAltoonaWilliamsburgAllegheny TownshipChester HillRoaring SpringHollidaysburgShelltown
1
Altoona10.8 mi away
16%3
2
Williamsburg0.4 mi away
11%2
3
Allegheny Township14.1 mi away
11%2
4
Chester Hill29.9 mi away
5%1
5
Roaring Spring13 mi away
5%1
6
Hollidaysburg10 mi away
5%1
7
Northern Cambria33 mi away
5%1
8
Huntingdon10.8 mi away
5%1
9
Erie150.1 mi away
5%1
10
Susquehanna Township71.1 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%5
The top trips

Where Shelltown clocks in

16% of workers
10.8 mi awayAltoona3 Shelltown residents work here · Jobs & commute →
11%Williamsburg
11% of workers
0.4 mi awayWilliamsburg2 Shelltown residents work here · Jobs & commute →
11%Allegheny Township
11% of workers
14.1 mi awayAllegheny Township2 Shelltown residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Shelltown

Working from home
28%

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

About 3 in 10
How Shelltown gets to work
66%Drive alone
34%Other

Share of the 38 commuters (the 28% 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

How far Shelltown goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAltoona: 16% · 10.8 miWilliamsburg: 11% · 0.4 miAllegheny Township: 11% · 14.1 miChester Hill: 5% · 29.9 miRoaring Spring: 5% · 13 miHollidaysburg: 5% · 10 miNorthern Cambria: 5% · 33 miHuntingdon: 5% · 10.8 miErie: 5% · 150.1 miSusquehanna Township: 5% · 71.1 miAltoona 16%Williamsburg 11%Chester Hill 5%Roaring Spring 5%Shelltown
ShelltownTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi5 residents
47%10–24 mi9 residents
16%25–50 mi3 residents
11%Over 50 mi2 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 Shelltown: questions

What is the poverty rate in Shelltown?

34.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Shelltown work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (16%, 11 mi), Williamsburg (11%, 0 mi), Allegheny Township (11%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Shelltown without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 36% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Shelltown

Shelltown home →
HandbookGetting around ShelltownRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in PAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.