Photo: Niagara · CC BY-SA 3.0St. Michael has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in St. Michael itself; outside it, Richland Township draws the most (20%, 5 miles). St. Michael has 82 jobs for 152 working residents. For 4% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of St. Michael
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in St. Michael on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 St. Michael to work: where people go
Where St. Michael clocks in
20% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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 St. Michael
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Michael, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 82. 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 St. Michael’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in St. Michael
of St. Michael workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 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.
Half of St. Michael commutes less than 8 miles
About 15% 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.
Around St. Michael: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Michael workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Michael | – | — | — | — | — |
| Croyle Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 23 min | $59,514 |
| Sidman | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sidman: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Michael’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 St. Michael: questions
What is the poverty rate in St. Michael?
6.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in St. Michael work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (20%, 5 mi), Johnstown (9%, 8 mi), Adams Township (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Michael without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Michael, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Michael
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.