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Jobs & commute in Ski Gap

Jobs, income and commuting in Ski Gap, PA

Employers in Ski Gap report 20 jobs, and 26 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Ski Gap; the top destination outside it is Greenfield Township (15%, 1 miles).

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

20 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 26 working residents
Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Ski Gap

On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.

26live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
20work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.77jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).

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 Ski Gap ends

CambridgeRoaring Spring: 1 residents work here (4%)New Britain: 1 residents work here (4%)SharpsvilleHanover: 1 residents work here (4%)State College: 1 residents work here (4%)Altoona: 1 residents work here (4%)Juniata TownshipClearfield TownshipUpper Augusta TownshipKing TownshipGeorges TownshipLogan Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Kimmel TownshipNorth Franklin TownshipFreedom Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Greenfield Township: 4 residents work here (15%)Allegheny Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Frankstown Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Ski GapGreenfield TownshipLogan TownshipFreedom TownshipAllegheny TownshipFrankstown TownshipRoaring SpringSki Gap
1
Greenfield Township0.6 mi away
15%4
2
Logan Township15.5 mi away
8%2
3
Freedom Township4.3 mi away
8%2
4
Allegheny Township9.7 mi away
8%2
5
Frankstown Township14.7 mi away
8%2
6
Roaring Spring6.5 mi away
4%1
7
New Britain175.9 mi away
4%1
8
Hanover88.3 mi away
4%1
9
State College47.7 mi away
4%1
10
Altoona14.6 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%9
The top trips

Where Ski Gap clocks in

15% of workers
0.6 mi awayGreenfield Township4 Ski Gap residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Logan Township
8% of workers
15.5 mi awayLogan Township2 Ski Gap residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
4.3 mi awayFreedom Township2 Ski Gap 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.

The jobs

What Ski Gap’s employers do

Jobs based in Ski GapJobs Ski Gap residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%31%
Trade, transport & utilities35%27%
Services: health, schools, offices65%42%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less5%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month65%42%
Over $3,333 a month30%38%

Who does it

29 or younger25%15%
30 to 5440%46%
55 and older35%38%
−52%

Jobs based in Ski Gap, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 20. 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 Ski Gap’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Ski Gap’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGreenfield Township: 15% · 0.6 miLogan Township: 8% · 15.5 miFreedom Township: 8% · 4.3 miAllegheny Township: 8% · 9.7 miFrankstown Township: 8% · 14.7 miRoaring Spring: 4% · 6.5 miNew Britain: 4% · 175.9 miHanover: 4% · 88.3 miState College: 4% · 47.7 miAltoona: 4% · 14.6 miGreenfield Township 15%Logan Township 8%Freedom Township 8%Allegheny Township 8%Ski Gap
Ski GapTop destinations (size = commuters)
35%Under 10 mi9 residents
27%10–24 mi7 residents
12%25–50 mi3 residents
27%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 27% 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.

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 Ski Gap: questions

Where do people who live in Ski Gap work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenfield Township (15%, 1 mi), Logan Township (8%, 16 mi), Freedom Township (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Ski Gap, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Ski Gap

Ski Gap home →
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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.