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Jobs & commute in Smith Corner

Work and commuting in Smith Corner

No jobs are based in Smith Corner in the Census job records; 23 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Smith Corner; the top destination outside it is Altoona (17%, 11 miles).

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

0 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 23 working residents
Day and night

A workday in Smith Corner: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
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 people from Smith Corner work

New Bethlehem: 1 residents work here (4%)Martinsburg: 1 residents work here (4%)Roaring Spring: 1 residents work here (4%)Somerset: 1 residents work here (4%)Huntingdon: 1 residents work here (4%)Altoona: 4 residents work here (17%)Butler Township: 1 residents work here (4%)North Woodbury Township: 3 residents work here (13%)Guilford Township: 1 residents work here (4%)Allegheny Township: 2 residents work here (9%)Smith CornerAltoonaNorth Woodbury TownshipAllegheny TownshipNew BethlehemMartinsburgRoaring SpringSmith Corner
1
Altoona11.3 mi away
17%4
2
North Woodbury Township10.6 mi away
13%3
3
Allegheny Township6.6 mi away
9%2
4
New Bethlehem62.8 mi away
4%1
5
Martinsburg9.1 mi away
4%1
6
Roaring Spring5 mi away
4%1
7
Somerset39.6 mi away
4%1
8
Huntingdon26.9 mi away
4%1
9
Butler Township82.8 mi away
4%1
10
Guilford Township57 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%7
The top trips

Where Smith Corner clocks in

17% of workers
11.3 mi awayAltoona4 Smith Corner residents work here · Jobs & commute →
13% of workers
10.6 mi awayNorth Woodbury Township3 Smith Corner residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9%Allegheny Township
9% of workers
6.6 mi awayAllegheny Township2 Smith Corner 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.

How far

How many miles Smith Corner commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAltoona: 17% · 11.3 miNorth Woodbury Township: 13% · 10.6 miAllegheny Township: 9% · 6.6 miNew Bethlehem: 4% · 62.8 miMartinsburg: 4% · 9.1 miRoaring Spring: 4% · 5 miSomerset: 4% · 39.6 miHuntingdon: 4% · 26.9 miButler Township: 4% · 82.8 miGuilford Township: 4% · 57 miAltoona 17%Allegheny Township 9%New Bethlehem 4%Martinsburg 4%Smith Corner
Smith CornerTop destinations (size = commuters)
36%Under 10 mi8 residents
32%10–24 mi7 residents
18%25–50 mi4 residents
14%Over 50 mi3 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 Smith Corner: questions

Where do people who live in Smith Corner work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (17%, 11 mi), North Woodbury Township (13%, 11 mi), Allegheny Township (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Smith Corner, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Smith Corner

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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.