Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Twilight has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Twilight; the top destination outside it is Speers (11%, 1 miles). Employers in Twilight report 14 jobs; 84 of its residents have a job. 4% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Twilight, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Twilight on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Twilight to work: where people go
Where Twilight 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.
Goods, not services: 64% of the jobs in Twilight
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Twilight, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 14. 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 Twilight’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Twilight: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Twilight workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 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.
The commute from Twilight, by distance
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.
The towns next door employ 15% of Twilight
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Twilight workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight | – | — | — | 29 min | $98,750 |
| Speers | 11% | B− | B− | 30 min | $72,813 |
| Long Branch | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Charleroi | 4% | D | A | 25 min | $43,265 |
| Fallowfield Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 30 min | $66,802 |
Same-state neighbors only. Long Branch: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Speers. Darker towns draw more of Twilight’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 Twilight: questions
What is the median household income in Twilight?
$98,750 (±$58,773) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Twilight?
3.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Twilight?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Twilight work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Speers (11%, 1 mi), Carroll Township (6%, 5 mi), Washington (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Twilight without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Twilight, from the people who make the trip.
More of Twilight
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.