Youngstown has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Youngstown report 25 jobs, and 106 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Youngstown itself; outside it, Unity Township draws the most (17%, 3 miles). 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Youngstown
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Youngstown on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Youngstown to work: where people go
Where Youngstown clocks in
8% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Youngstown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Youngstown, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 25. 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 Youngstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes each way for Youngstown’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Youngstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 3% 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.
Youngstown’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Youngstown: questions
What is the median household income in Youngstown?
$65,250 (±$18,252) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Youngstown?
11.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Youngstown?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Youngstown work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Unity Township (17%, 3 mi), Hempfield Township (13%, 12 mi), Latrobe (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Youngstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Youngstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Youngstown
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.