Yeagertown has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
130 jobs are based in Yeagertown for 425 working residents. Hardly any work in Yeagertown itself; outside it, Lewistown draws the most (12%, 3 miles). The average commute takes 13 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Yeagertown and work: the main findings
About 13 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yeagertown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 555 commuters (the 13% 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.
Who works in Yeagertown, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 424 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 129 people come in from elsewhere.
About 870 people are in Yeagertown 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Yeagertown to work: where people go
Where Yeagertown clocks in
12% 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.
68% of the jobs in Yeagertown pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yeagertown, 2014 → 2024: 70 → 130. 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 Yeagertown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Yeagertown
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Yeagertown compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Burnham (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yeagertown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeagertown | – | — | — | 13 min | $62,341 |
| Burnham | 8% | C+ | B+ | 19 min | $67,656 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Yeagertown’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 Yeagertown: questions
What is the median household income in Yeagertown?
$62,341 (±$14,449) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Yeagertown?
2.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yeagertown?
13 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yeagertown work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lewistown (12%, 3 mi), Derry Township (10%, 2 mi), Burnham (8%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Yeagertown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Yeagertown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yeagertown
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.