Jobs and the daily commute in Starbrick
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Only 1% work in Starbrick itself; outside it, Warren draws the most (38%, 4 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Starbrick
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 222 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Starbrick on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.33 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Starbrick goes to work
Where Starbrick clocks in
38% of workers
12% 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.
Jobs in Starbrick: what the 224 are
224 jobs are based in Starbrick.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Starbrick, 2013 → 2023: 217 → 224. 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 Starbrick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Starbrick takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Starbrick workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Starbrick’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
Next door to Starbrick
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Starbrick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starbrick | – | — | — | 19 min | $53,889 |
| Pleasant Township | 2% | B | B− | 17 min | $75,893 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Starbrick’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 Starbrick: questions
What is the median household income in Starbrick?
$53,889 (±$34,507) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Starbrick?
29.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Starbrick?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Starbrick work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (38%, 4 mi), Conewango Township (12%, 3 mi), Jamestown (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Starbrick 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 Starbrick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Starbrick
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.