Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs and the daily commute in Volant
Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). Hardly any work in Volant itself; outside it, New Castle draws the most (13%, 9 miles). Commuters spend 39 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Volant
On a workday 45 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Volant on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Volant to work: where people go
Where Volant clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
What the 28 jobs in Volant are
28 jobs are based in Volant.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Volant, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 28. 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 Volant’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Volant takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Volant workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 5% 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 it is to work from Volant
About 20% 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 Volant compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Volant workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volant | – | — | — | 39 min | $66,250 |
| Wilmington Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 26 min | $72,557 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Volant’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 Volant: questions
What is the median household income in Volant?
$66,250 (±$27,086) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Volant?
2.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Volant?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Volant work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Castle (13%, 9 mi), New Wilmington (7%, 4 mi), Slippery Rock (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Volant without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Volant, from the people who make the trip.
More of Volant
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.