Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Yukon works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Yukon itself; outside it, Hempfield Township draws the most (9%, 7 miles). 25 jobs are based in Yukon for 286 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Yukon at work: what stands out
Yukon is a place people come home to
There are 25 jobs based in Yukon, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Yukon has about 490 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Yukon workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 286 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Yukon for work, and who comes in
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Yukon on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Time on the road from Yukon: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yukon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 397 commuters (the 0% 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.
Commuting out of Yukon: the destinations
Where Yukon clocks in
9% 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.
40% of the jobs in Yukon make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yukon, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 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 Yukon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Yukon commutes less than 13 miles
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.
Yukon and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yukon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | – | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Sewickley Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $75,133 |
| Wyano | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wyano: 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 Yukon’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 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 Yukon: questions
What is the poverty rate in Yukon?
12.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yukon?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yukon work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hempfield Township (9%, 7 mi), Pittsburgh (9%, 22 mi), South Huntingdon Township (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Yukon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Yukon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yukon
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.