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Jobs & commute in Wilmore

Wilmore has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. There are 22 jobs in Wilmore, against 88 working residents. Hardly any stay in Wilmore for work; outside it, Richland Township is the main destination (13%, 10 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Wilmore, and who commutes in

On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.

88live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
22work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night200
Workday130
200live here− 88head out to work+ 22come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Wilmore on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Wilmore work

SummerhillWilmoreCressonPortage: 3 residents work here (3%)Mount PleasantEbensburg: 2 residents work here (2%)Windber: 2 residents work here (2%)Johnstown: 6 residents work here (7%)Altoona: 2 residents work here (2%)Munster TownshipGallitzin TownshipPike TownshipCambria Township: 8 residents work here (9%)Croyle Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Summerhill Township: 4 residents work here (5%)Richland Township: 11 residents work here (13%)Adams Township: 5 residents work here (6%)Richland TownshipCambria TownshipJohnstownAdams TownshipSummerhill TownshipPortageWilmore
113%11
2
Cambria Township7.5 mi away
9%8
3
Johnstown11.4 mi away
7%6
4
Adams Township7.2 mi away
6%5
55%4
6
Portage2.2 mi away
3%3
7
Croyle Township2.3 mi away
3%3
8
Ebensburg7 mi away
2%2
9
Windber11.9 mi away
2%2
10
Altoona18.6 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%42
The top trips

Where Wilmore 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

In Wilmore, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in WilmoreJobs Wilmore residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%16%
Trade, transport & utilities5%30%
Services: health, schools, offices95%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%32%
Over $3,333 a month9%49%

Who does it

29 or younger55%22%
30 to 5436%53%
55 and older9%25%
−50%

Jobs based in Wilmore, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 22. 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 Wilmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Wilmore spends getting to work: about 29 minutes

A year of commuting
222 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Wilmore29 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

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

About 1 in 10
How Wilmore gets to work
93%Drive alone
7%Carpool
1%Walk

Share of the 123 commuters (the 11% 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

Where in the region Wilmore works

10 mi25 mi30 miRichland Township: 13% · 9.6 miCambria Township: 9% · 7.5 miJohnstown: 7% · 11.4 miAdams Township: 6% · 7.2 miSummerhill Township: 5% · 2.9 miPortage: 3% · 2.2 miCroyle Township: 3% · 2.3 miEbensburg: 2% · 7 miWindber: 2% · 11.9 miAltoona: 2% · 18.6 miRichland Township 13%Cambria Township 9%Johnstown 7%Adams Township 6%Summerhill Township 5%Wilmore
WilmoreTop destinations (size = commuters)
41%Under 10 mi36 residents
33%10–24 mi29 residents
5%25–50 mi4 residents
22%Over 50 mi19 residents

About 22% 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 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Wilmore: questions

What is the median household income in Wilmore?

$55,313 (±$17,987) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Wilmore?

29.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Wilmore?

29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Wilmore work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (13%, 10 mi), Cambria Township (9%, 8 mi), Johnstown (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Wilmore without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Wilmore

Wilmore home →

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.