Work & commute · Wharton

Work & commute in Wharton, PA

Most working residents leave Wharton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Coudersport (15%), St. Marys (8%) and Eulalia (8%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 40 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 40 Wharton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wharton.

40live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

45work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Wharton goes to work

Coudersport15.2 mi away

15%6

St. Marys33.1 mi away

8%3

Eulalia15.1 mi away

8%3

Allegany, NY48.3 mi away

5%2

Liberty24.4 mi away

5%2

Portage11.9 mi away

5%2

Genesee26.6 mi away

5%2

Tallahassee, FL845.8 mi away

3%1

Emporium17.8 mi away

3%1

Port Allegany25.6 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%17

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

How far

How far Wharton commutes

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

41%

28%

23%

8%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Wharton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.13jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.13 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Wharton are

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

Jobs based in Wharton

45 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities87%

Services (health, schools, offices…)13%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month11%

Over $3,333 a month78%

Jobs Wharton residents hold

40 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less30%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month43%

+275%

Jobs based in Wharton, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 45. 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.