Sun Valley has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 73 jobs in Sun Valley; 862 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Sun Valley for work; outside it, Chestnuthill Township is the main destination (11%, 3 miles). 8% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Sun Valley
Sun Valley is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Sun Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sun Valley has about 1,700 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sun Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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 862 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Sun Valley for work, and who comes in
On a workday 857 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Sun Valley on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
How long Sun Valley spends getting to work: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sun Valley workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,425 commuters (the 8% 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 Sun Valley’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Where people from Sun Valley work
Where Sun Valley clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Sun Valley: what the 73 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sun Valley, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 73. 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 Sun Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Sun Valley: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sun Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Valley | – | — | — | 38 min | $78,500 |
| Indian Mountain Lake | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Sierra View | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Indian Mountain Lake and Sierra View: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sun Valley’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 Sun Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Sun Valley?
$78,500 (±$13,329) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sun Valley?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sun Valley?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sun Valley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chestnuthill Township (11%, 3 mi), Pocono Township (6%, 10 mi), New York City (5%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sun Valley without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sun Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sun Valley
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.