Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Wesleyville commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are lower than in 89% of U.S. towns. 562 jobs are based in Wesleyville, and 1,405 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Wesleyville C−; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Wesleyville apart
Much of Wesleyville works one town over
52% of working residents work in a town that borders Wesleyville: Erie (39%), Harborcreek Township (9%) and Lawrence Park Township (4%). Next door ↓
Most Wesleyville residents work close to home
73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Wesleyville makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Wesleyville are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Wesleyville residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Wesleyville are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Wesleyville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Wesleyville fell from 757 in 2014 to 562 in 2024, −26%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Wesleyville’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wesleyville is better than 20% of U.S. towns, #954 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Wesleyville’s grade up (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($48,952, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wesleyville could be anywhere from D to B.
How far Wesleyville’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
In Wesleyville, 42% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wesleyville, 2014 → 2024: 757 → 562. 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 Wesleyville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wesleyville’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wesleyville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,317 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.
How many people are in Wesleyville by day
On a workday 1,354 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 511 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Wesleyville on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2024, primary jobs.
39% of working residents work in Erie
Where Wesleyville clocks in
39% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Wesleyville
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wesleyville is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #74 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Wesleyville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,402 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 23% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.2% of Wesleyville households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Wesleyville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200, Wesleyville comes 3,636th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,634 | Marshville NC | 2,739 | $58K | 14.7% | 10.1% | 4% | C− |
| 3,635 | Mount Angel OR | 3,454 | $62K | 14.0% | 15.3% | 10% | C− |
| 3,636 | Wesleyville PA | 3,112 | $49K | 16.0% | 7.6% | 4% | C− |
| 3,637 | Amboy Township IL | 2,745 | $68K | 11.7% | 9.3% | 17% | C− |
| 3,638 | Sandcreek Township IN | 3,131 | $64K | 15.5% | 5.8% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Wesleyville, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 52% of Wesleyville’s workers
The biggest share goes to Erie (39%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wesleyville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesleyville | – | C− | A+ | 20 min | $48,952 |
| Northwest Harborcreek | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Harborcreek Township | 9% | B− | A | 18 min | $87,329 |
| Erie | 39% | C− | A+ | 18 min | $46,113 |
| Lawrence Park Township | 4% | C+ | B− | 20 min | $74,548 |
Same-state neighbors only. Northwest Harborcreek: 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 Wesleyville’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Wesleyville: questions
What is the median household income in Wesleyville?
$48,952 (±$10,240) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wesleyville?
16.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wesleyville?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wesleyville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Erie (39%, 3 mi), Millcreek Township (12%, 6 mi), Harborcreek Township (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Wesleyville walkable?
Wesleyville is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.3 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wesleyville without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 23% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wesleyville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wesleyville
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.