Work & commute · Platea

Work & commute in Platea, PA

Most working residents leave Platea for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Erie (24%), Millcreek (15%) and Fairview (12%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 196 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 196 Platea residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Platea.

196live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

27work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Platea goes to work

Erie17.5 mi away

24%48

Millcreek14.3 mi away

15%29

Fairview7.1 mi away

12%23

Lake City4.7 mi away

6%12

Girard3.7 mi away

5%10

Girard2.2 mi away

5%9

Pittsburgh106 mi away

2%4

Albion4.6 mi away

2%3

Summit15.8 mi away

2%3

Washington11.9 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%52

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

How far

How far Platea commutes

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

33%

48%

14%

33%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Platea is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Platea are

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

Jobs based in Platea

27 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)56%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)15%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month33%

Jobs Platea residents hold

196 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+35%

Jobs based in Platea, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 27. 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.