Work & commute · North East

Work & commute in North East, PA

Most working residents leave North East for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Erie (23%), North East (15%) and Millcreek (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

18%

313 of 1,719 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 1,406 North East residents head out of town to work, 313 work right here, and 1,540 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North East.

1,406live here, work elsewhere

313live and work here

1,540work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where North East goes to work

Erie14 mi away

23%395

North East (in town)right here

18%313

North East1.2 mi away

15%261

Millcreek17.1 mi away

6%106

Summit16.1 mi away

4%75

Harborcreek7.7 mi away

4%71

Lawrence Park10.6 mi away

3%46

Pittsburgh122.8 mi away

2%37

Mina, NY9.2 mi away

1%16

Westfield, NY12.5 mi away

1%14

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%385

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

How far

How far North East commutes

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

39%

42%

16%

39%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

North East is balanced between jobs and homes

1.08jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.08 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in North East are

1,853 jobs are based in North East. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North East’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in North East

1,853 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)46%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs North East residents hold

1,719 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+11%

Jobs based in North East, 2013 → 2023: 1,666 → 1,853. 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.