Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Valencia commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
6% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Valencia has 104 jobs for 189 working residents. Hardly any work in Valencia itself; outside it, Cranberry Township draws the most (12%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Valencia quiets down on a workday
On a workday 189 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Valencia on a workday afternoon, 12% 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 Valencia’s working residents head each day
Where Valencia clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
7% 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.
67% of the jobs in Valencia pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valencia, 2013 → 2023: 293 → 104. 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 Valencia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Valencia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valencia workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 149 commuters (the 6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Valencia
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 Valencia compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valencia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | – | — | — | 28 min | $68,500 |
| Adams Township | 7% | A− | B− | 31 min | $150,173 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Valencia’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 Valencia: questions
What is the median household income in Valencia?
$68,500 (±$13,675) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valencia?
15.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valencia?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valencia work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cranberry Township (12%, 7 mi), Pittsburgh (12%, 16 mi), Adams Township (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Valencia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Valencia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valencia
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.