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Jobs & commute in Vowinckel

Vowinckel has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Vowinckel; the top destination outside it is Farmington Township (19%, 4 miles). Employers in Vowinckel report 12 jobs, against 48 working residents. Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Vowinckel: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

48live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night130
Workday98
130live here− 48head out to work+ 12come in to work= 98on a workday

About 98 people are in Vowinckel on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Vowinckel ends

St. PetersburgStrattanvilleKnox: 1 residents work here (2%)Cambridge Springs: 1 residents work here (2%)Parker: 1 residents work here (2%)Marcus Hook: 1 residents work here (2%)Clarion: 1 residents work here (2%)AustinCranberry Township: 4 residents work here (8%)Jenks Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Paint Township: 4 residents work here (8%)Harmony TownshipWashington TownshipWhite Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Farmington Township: 9 residents work here (19%)VowinckelCrownFarmington TownshipCranberry TownshipPaint TownshipJenks TownshipWhite TownshipKnoxVowinckel
119%9
2
Cranberry Township24.3 mi away
8%4
3
Paint Township14.5 mi away
8%4
4
Jenks Township8.6 mi away
4%2
5
White Township52.6 mi away
4%2
6
Knox19.8 mi away
2%1
7
Cambridge Springs50.8 mi away
2%1
8
Parker32 mi away
2%1
9
Marcus Hook228.3 mi away
2%1
10
Clarion15.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%22
The top trips

Where Vowinckel clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Most jobs in Vowinckel are in services

Jobs based in VowinckelJobs Vowinckel residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices100%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less75%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%19%
Over $3,333 a month8%63%

Who does it

29 or younger25%23%
30 to 5442%52%
55 and older33%25%
+200%

Jobs based in Vowinckel, 2014 → 2024: 4 → 12. 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 Vowinckel’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 26 minutes in Vowinckel

A year of commuting
196 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Vowinckel26 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

of Vowinckel workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Vowinckel gets to work
59%Drive alone
38%Carpool
3%Other

Share of the 74 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.

How far

How far Vowinckel’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFarmington Township: 19% · 3.8 miCranberry Township: 8% · 24.3 miPaint Township: 8% · 14.5 miJenks Township: 4% · 8.6 miWhite Township: 4% · 52.6 miKnox: 2% · 19.8 miCambridge Springs: 2% · 50.8 miParker: 2% · 32 miMarcus Hook: 2% · 228.3 miClarion: 2% · 15.5 miFarmington Township 19%Paint Township 8%Jenks Township 4%White Township 4%Vowinckel
VowinckelTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi13 residents
31%10–24 mi15 residents
15%25–50 mi7 residents
27%Over 50 mi13 residents

About 27% 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.

Next door

Vowinckel and the towns next door

Crown: few work hereCrownVowinckel
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownVowinckel workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Vowinckel–——26 min$53,009
Crownunder 3%——19 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Crown: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Vowinckel’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Vowinckel: questions

What is the median household income in Vowinckel?

$53,009 (±$7,089) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Vowinckel?

13.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Vowinckel?

26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Vowinckel work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington Township (19%, 4 mi), Cranberry Township (8%, 24 mi), Paint Township (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Vowinckel without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Vowinckel, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Vowinckel

Vowinckel home →

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.