Work & commute · Huston
Work & commute in Huston, PA
Most working residents leave Huston for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Martinsburg (10%), North Woodbury (9%) and Altoona (9%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
1%5 of 481 working residents
Typical commute
11 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 minOne way, from the Census survey
Work from home
14%of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 476 Huston residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Huston.
476live here, work elsewhere
5live and work here
83work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Huston goes to work
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%2245
Huston (in town)right here
6%5Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%39Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Huston commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
43%
25%
11%
21%
43%Under 10 mi
25%10–24 mi
11%25–50 mi
21%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Huston is a commuter town
0.18jobs per working resident
A commuter town0.18 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
The jobs
What the jobs in Huston are
88 jobs are based in Huston. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Huston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Huston
88 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)59%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)16%
$1,250 a month or less30%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month40%
Jobs Huston residents hold
481 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)23%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month51%