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RockefellerPA

A town of 2,411. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.

Population
2,411
+3.9% since 2010
Median home value
$227K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
48.0
years
Jobs based here
307
A commuter town

What makes Rockefeller stand out

The thing Rockefeller does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Rockefeller for work

Where Rockefeller’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Sunbury Sunbury 11% 7% → Mahoning Mahoning 7% 5% → Upper Augusta Upper Augusta 5% 4% → Northumberland Northumberland 4% 4% → Monroe Monroe 4% 3% → Point Point 3% Rockefeller · 2% stay
307jobs based in Rockefeller
2%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rockefeller

Most working residents leave Rockefeller for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Sunbury (11%), Mahoning (7%) and Upper Augusta (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rockefeller2%
Sunbury11%
Mahoning7%
Upper Augusta5%
Northumberland4%
13 mi
median commute distance
307
jobs based in Rockefeller
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Schools

Rockefeller’s public schools outperform 31% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Rockefeller’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Augustaville Amish Parochial School Private1–821
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Rockefeller has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–81°
Fall42–63°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Rockefeller is

Rockefeller beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better4 too close to call1 worse
What stands outRockefellerPA
Fewer adults seeing a dentist60.7%64.4%
Geisinger Medical Center
12.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.

55risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
55Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanes
12
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Rockefeller is conserved land

9.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 13,134 acres
9.0 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

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