Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0South Fork has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. There are 57 jobs in South Fork, and 398 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in South Fork for work; outside it, Richland Township is the main destination (15%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in South Fork: the gist
A workday in South Fork: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 398 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in South Fork on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from South Fork work
Where South Fork clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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 South Fork
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Fork, 2014 → 2024: 172 → 57. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Fork’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for South Fork’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Fork workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 283 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where in the region South Fork works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
13% of South Fork works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Fork workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork | – | — | — | 25 min | $46,250 |
| Croyle Township | 6% | B− | C− | 23 min | $59,514 |
| Adams Township | 7% | B | D | 27 min | $69,639 |
| East Taylor Township | under 2% | C | D | 24 min | $70,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Fork’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 2024, 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 South Fork: questions
What is the median household income in South Fork?
$46,250 (±$15,135) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Fork?
23.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Fork?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Fork work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (15%, 6 mi), Johnstown (8%, 7 mi), Adams Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around South Fork without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Fork, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Fork
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.