Work & commute · Ernest

Work & commute in Ernest, PA

Most working residents leave Ernest for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are White (19%), Indiana (13%) and Rayne (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 161 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 161 Ernest residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ernest.

161live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

4work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ernest goes to work

White3.1 mi away

19%31

Indiana4 mi away

13%21

Rayne4.2 mi away

5%8

Pittsburgh45.6 mi away

2%4

Cambria25.5 mi away

2%4

Kittanning21.2 mi away

2%3

Young21.3 mi away

2%3

Cecil59.4 mi away

2%3

Cherryhill8.9 mi away

2%3

East Franklin24.4 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%78

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Ernest commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

43%

14%

22%

20%

43%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ernest is a commuter town

0.02jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.02 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Ernest are

4 jobs are based in Ernest. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ernest’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ernest

4 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less100%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Ernest residents hold

161 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+300%

Jobs based in Ernest, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 4. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.