Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSligo has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
4% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Employers in Sligo report 84 jobs for 269 working residents. Only 1% work in Sligo itself; outside it, Foxburg draws the most (6%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Sligo in brief
Sligo workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Sligo workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 269 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Time on the road from Sligo: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sligo workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 303 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Sligo
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Sligo on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Out of Sligo to work: where people go
Where Sligo clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Sligo
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sligo, 2013 → 2023: 171 → 84. 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 Sligo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Sligo
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.
Sligo and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sligo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo | – | — | — | 36 min | $52,679 |
| Piney Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Toby Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Piney Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Toby Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sligo’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 Sligo: questions
What is the median household income in Sligo?
$52,679 (±$7,550) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sligo?
20.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sligo?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sligo work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Foxburg (6%, 9 mi), Cherry Township (5%, 22 mi), Paint Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sligo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sligo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sligo
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.