Photo: Lowe, Jet, HABS photographer · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Tunnelhill works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Tunnelhill has 41 jobs, and 117 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Tunnelhill; the top destination outside it is Altoona (17%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Tunnelhill on a workday
On a workday 117 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Tunnelhill on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The places Tunnelhill commutes to
Where Tunnelhill clocks in
17% 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.
In Tunnelhill, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tunnelhill, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 41. 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 Tunnelhill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Tunnelhill: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tunnelhill workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 119 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 Tunnelhill goes to work
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.
Tunnelhill and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to Allegheny Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tunnelhill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnelhill | – | — | — | 24 min | $68,750 |
| Allegheny Township | 9% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $58,375 |
| Gallitzin | 2% | C+ | A− | 26 min | $56,304 |
| Gallitzin Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Cresson Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 25 min | $61,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gallitzin Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tunnelhill’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 Tunnelhill: questions
What is the median household income in Tunnelhill?
$68,750 (±$15,620) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tunnelhill?
13.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tunnelhill?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tunnelhill work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (17%, 8 mi), Allegheny Township (9%, 4 mi), Hollidaysburg (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Tunnelhill 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 Tunnelhill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tunnelhill
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.