Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Trevorton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 138 jobs in Trevorton, and 738 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Trevorton itself; outside it, Mahoning Township draws the most (8%, 13 miles). Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Trevorton apart on work
Trevorton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 713 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Trevorton on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where the trip to work from Trevorton ends
Where Trevorton clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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 Trevorton: what the 138 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trevorton, 2013 → 2023: 160 → 138. 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 Trevorton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Trevorton’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trevorton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 749 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.
Half of Trevorton commutes less than 14 miles
About 16% 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.
How Trevorton compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Shamokin Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trevorton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevorton | – | — | — | 28 min | $59,167 |
| Shamokin Township | 2% | B+ | B− | 29 min | $95,000 |
| Little Mahanoy Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Little Mahanoy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trevorton’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 Trevorton: questions
What is the median household income in Trevorton?
$59,167 (±$12,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trevorton?
16.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trevorton?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trevorton work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (8%, 13 mi), Coal Township (5%, 8 mi), Ralpho Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trevorton without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trevorton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trevorton
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.