Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Venango has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
7% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. There are 41 jobs in Venango for 93 working residents. Hardly any stay in Venango for work; outside it, Erie is the main destination (13%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Venango
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Venango 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Venango work
Where Venango clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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 Venango, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Venango, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Venango’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Venango: 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 Venango workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 92 commuters (the 7% 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 many miles Venango commutes
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.
Next door to Venango
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Venango workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venango | – | — | — | 24 min | $73,095 |
| Cambridge Township | under 3% | B | B− | 28 min | $82,243 |
| Venango Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Venango Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Venango’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 Venango: questions
What is the median household income in Venango?
$73,095 (±$8,525) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Venango?
7.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Venango?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Venango work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Erie (13%, 24 mi), Meadville (10%, 9 mi), Millcreek Township (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Venango 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 Venango, from the people who make the trip.
More of Venango
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.