Work & commute · Northumberland

Work & commute in Northumberland, PA

Most working residents leave Northumberland for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Mahoning (8%), Point (7%) and Sunbury (7%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

120 of 1,780 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 1,660 Northumberland residents head out of town to work, 120 work right here, and 1,100 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Northumberland.

1,660live here, work elsewhere

120live and work here

1,100work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Northumberland goes to work

Mahoning11.1 mi away

8%139

Northumberland (in town)right here

7%120

Point2.6 mi away

7%119

Sunbury2.5 mi away

7%116

Monroe4.2 mi away

5%95

Milton7.9 mi away

3%59

Upper Augusta2.5 mi away

3%53

Lewisburg6.8 mi away

2%42

Kelly9.6 mi away

2%41

Penn8.2 mi away

2%39

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%957

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

How far

How far Northumberland commutes

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

46%

24%

12%

18%

46%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Northumberland is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Northumberland are

1,220 jobs are based in Northumberland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Northumberland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Northumberland

1,220 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)42%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Northumberland residents hold

1,780 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−16%

Jobs based in Northumberland, 2013 → 2023: 1,450 → 1,220. 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.