Work, pay and getting to work in Slovan
Only 2% stay in Slovan for work; outside it, Smith Township is the main destination (11%, 1 miles). Home is the office for 60% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Employers in Slovan report 120 jobs, against 206 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Slovan apart on work
Home offices are common in Slovan
60% of Slovan workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Slovan’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Slovan is Pittsburgh, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (22) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 206 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Working from home in Slovan
of Slovan workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 112 commuters (the 60% 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 distance from Slovan to work
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.
The daily flow of workers through Slovan
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 116 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Slovan on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.58 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 towns that employ Slovan’s residents
Where Slovan clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
What Slovan’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Slovan, 2013 → 2023: 268 → 120. 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 Slovan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Slovan: questions
What is the median household income in Slovan?
$82,303 (±$59,731) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Slovan?
8.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Slovan work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Smith Township (11%, 1 mi), Pittsburgh (11%, 22 mi), Findlay Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Slovan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Slovan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Slovan
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.