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The most common industries in Benton are: Educational services (12.6% of civilian employees), Health care (8.6% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (6.3% of civilian employees). 68.8% of workers work in Columbia County and 13.5% of all workers work at home. 75.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 9.7% greater than the rate of 67.7% across the entire state of Pennsylvania.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Benton, Pennsylvania was 955 / 501
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Benton, Pennsylvania was 955 / 501
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 12.6% (50) | 10.6% (22) | 14.7% (28) |
| Health care | 8.6% (34) | 1.0% (2) | 16.8% (32) |
| Accommodation and food services | 6.3% (25) | 4.8% (10) | 7.9% (15) |
| Construction | 6.0% (24) | 10.1% (21) | 1.6% (3) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4.0% (16) | 4.3% (9) | 3.7% (7) |
| Food | 4.0% (16) | 4.3% (9) | 3.7% (7) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 4.0% (16) | 5.3% (11) | 2.6% (5) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.0% (16) | 4.8% (10) | 3.2% (6) |
| Metal and metal products | 3.8% (15) | 6.3% (13) | 1.1% (2) |
| Truck transportation | 3.8% (15) | 7.2% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Public administration | 3.5% (14) | 6.8% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 3.3% (13) | 1.0% (2) | 5.8% (11) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.3% (13) | 4.3% (9) | 2.1% (4) |
| Apparel | 2.8% (11) | 1.0% (2) | 4.7% (9) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 2.8% (11) | 3.9% (8) | 1.6% (3) |
| Utilities | 2.8% (11) | 3.4% (7) | 2.1% (4) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.0% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 4.2% (8) |
| Private households | 1.8% (7) | 1.0% (2) | 2.6% (5) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.8% (7) | 2.4% (5) | 1.1% (2) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 3.2% (6) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.3% (5) | 2.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 1.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (5) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (4) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (4) |
| Chemicals | 1.0% (4) | 1.9% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (4) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.8% (3) | 1.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.8% (3) | 1.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (3) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.8% (3) | 1.0% (2) | 0.5% (1) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (2) |
| Wood products | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (2) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (2) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (2) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (2) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.5% (2) | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.3% (1) | 0.5% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (1) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (1) |
Unemployment in Benton
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.5%Males
- 2.5%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 10.0%Males
- 9.2%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Benton: | 1.9% (3) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.2% (278,903) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Benton: | 3.1% (5) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.9% (210,362) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Benton: | 11.3% (18) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.0% (480,402) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Benton: | 7.7% (12) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.0% (532,059) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Benton: | 32.0% (52) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.6% (726,980) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Benton: | 19.0% (31) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.5% (611,627) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Benton: | 4.9% (8) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.0% (585,665) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Benton: | 1.9% (3) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (146,376) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Benton: | 6.8% (11) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.4% (75,840) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Benton: | 4.8% (8) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.6% (407,255) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Benton: | 6.0% (10) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.9% (369,524) |
<5am:
| Benton: | 5.9% (23) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.1% (172,304) |
5:30am:
| Benton: | 5.1% (20) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (150,168) |
6am:
| Benton: | 3.8% (15) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.4% (245,004) |
6:30am:
| Benton: | 10.7% (42) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.6% (478,636) |
7am:
| Benton: | 10.4% (41) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.8% (599,808) |
7:30am:
| Benton: | 15.3% (60) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.7% (759,372) |
8am:
| Benton: | 9.9% (39) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (826,968) |
8:30am:
| Benton: | 8.7% (34) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.6% (588,440) |
9am:
| Benton: | 4.1% (16) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.5% (304,765) |
10am:
| Benton: | 4.8% (19) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.1% (280,812) |
11am:
| Benton: | 1.8% (7) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.1% (114,676) |
12pm:
| Benton: | 0.8% (3) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.0% (57,867) |
4pm:
| Benton: | 13.0% (51) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (404,775) |
>4pm:
| Benton: | 5.3% (21) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (408,070) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Benton: | 2.7% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.2% (203,028) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Benton: | 3.7% (3) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.5% (296,669) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Benton: | 11.3% (9) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.4% (293,727) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Benton: | 27.2% (21) |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.6% (356,257) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Benton: | 15.8% (12) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.5% (268,895) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Benton: | 4.0% (3) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.3% (66,088) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
| Benton: | 13.6% (10) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.3% (36,091) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Benton: | 7.6% (6) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.4% (210,601) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Benton: | 12.7% (10) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.1% (202,203) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Benton: | 1.2% (1) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.0% (75,875) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Benton: | 5.3% (4) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.1% (52,533) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Benton: | 18.5% (16) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.4% (183,733) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Benton: | 4.5% (4) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.5% (238,332) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Benton: | 36.5% (31) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.8% (370,723) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Benton: | 22.0% (19) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.7% (342,732) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Benton: | 9.3% (8) |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.4% (310,699) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Benton: | 2.3% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.9% (196,654) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.8%
Number of people working at home: 26 (13.5% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 26 (13.5% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Benton: | 5.5% (31) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.3% (176,091) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Benton: | 8.8% (50) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.2% (536,363) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Benton: | 11.2% (63) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.4% (709,149) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Benton: | 8.8% (49) |
| Pennsylvania: | 15.1% (795,392) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Benton: | 13.0% (73) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.2% (750,120) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Benton: | 3.9% (22) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.1% (376,011) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Benton: | 36.2% (203) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% (689,933) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Benton: | 1.2% (7) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.4% (181,099) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Benton: | 0.5% (3) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.0% (211,803) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Benton: | 7.9% (44) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.1% (429,639) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Benton: | 2.7% (15) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.5% (292,390) |
90 or more minutes:
| Benton: | 0.3% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.4% (127,300) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Benton: | 8.4% (33) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.5% (196,492) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Benton: | 15.5% (61) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.1% (615,919) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Benton: | 5.6% (22) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (825,199) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Benton: | 4.6% (18) |
| Pennsylvania: | 15.0% (836,006) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Benton: | 8.9% (35) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.1% (782,790) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Benton: | 12.7% (50) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.9% (327,459) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Benton: | 26.5% (104) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.8% (655,811) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Benton: | 2.8% (11) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (148,906) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Benton: | 2.8% (11) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.4% (187,483) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Benton: | 6.4% (25) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (407,516) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Benton: | 2.3% (9) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.8% (265,759) |
90 or more minutes:
| Benton: | 3.1% (12) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.6% (142,325) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Benton: | 3.7% (11) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (90,117) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Benton: | 10.7% (31) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.4% (263,803) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Benton: | 3.7% (11) |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.3% (344,337) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Benton: | 12.3% (35) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.4% (402,062) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Benton: | 6.1% (18) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.6% (380,953) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Benton: | 43.9% (126) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.7% (383,132) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Benton: | 1.0% (3) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.3% (120,376) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Benton: | 15.6% (45) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.0% (251,766) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Benton: | 3.0% (9) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.5% (183,289) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Benton: | 7.4% (20) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.5% (85,974) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Benton: | 6.9% (19) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.0% (272,560) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Benton: | 19.3% (53) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.7% (364,812) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Benton: | 5.0% (14) |
| Pennsylvania: | 15.9% (393,330) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Benton: | 20.4% (56) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (369,167) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Benton: | 8.1% (22) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.4% (182,456) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Benton: | 28.3% (77) |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.4% (306,801) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Benton: | 2.5% (7) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (78,977) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Benton: | 2.3% (6) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.4% (109,101) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Benton: | 0.7% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.7% (42,185) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Benton: | 58.0% (339) |
| Pennsylvania: | 81.0% (1,982,533) |
Carpooled:
| Benton: | 36.8% (215) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.8% (224,687) |
Bus:
| Benton: | 0.3% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5% (70,902) |
Walked:
| Benton: | 0.3% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.8% (101,672) |
Other means:
| Benton: | 4.5% (26) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.7% (40,804) |
Drove car alone:
| Benton: | 75.6% (297) |
| Pennsylvania: | 76.5% (4,247,836) |
Carpooled:
| Benton: | 18.8% (74) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.4% (577,364) |
Walked:
| Benton: | 5.1% (20) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.1% (229,725) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Benton: | 44.7% (134) |
| Pennsylvania: | 81.8% (1,982,533) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Benton: | 51.5% (154) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.6% (224,687) |
Other means - Males:
| Benton: | 3.7% (11) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.8% (40,804) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Benton: | 71.9% (205) |
| Pennsylvania: | 80.1% (1,982,533) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Benton: | 21.4% (61) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.1% (224,687) |
Bus - Females:
| Benton: | 0.7% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.9% (70,902) |
Walked - Females:
| Benton: | 0.7% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.1% (101,672) |
Other means - Females:
| Benton: | 5.3% (15) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.6% (40,804) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Benton: | 94.5% (152) |
| Pennsylvania: | 90.2% (4,322,003) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Benton: | 5.5% (9) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.7% (367,639) |
Drove alone:
| Benton: | 80.1% (297) |
| Pennsylvania: | 88.0% (4,247,836) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Benton: | 15.6% (58) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.7% (470,174) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Benton: | 4.3% (16) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.4% (67,610) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Benton: | 75.0% (146) |
| Pennsylvania: | 67.7% (4,333,849) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Benton: | 1.0% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (202,029) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Benton: | 14.6% (28) |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.7% (810,562) |
Local government workers:
| Benton: | 7.3% (14) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.2% (397,120) |
Federal government workers:
| Benton: | 1.0% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.1% (136,008) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Benton: | 1.0% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.0% (318,118) |
Employee of private company:
| Benton: | 69.0% (274) |
| Pennsylvania: | 69.7% (3,942,119) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Benton: | 2.5% (10) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.4% (134,871) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Benton: | 8.3% (33) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.3% (580,382) |
Local government workers:
| Benton: | 7.3% (29) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.8% (326,222) |
State government workers:
| Benton: | 5.3% (21) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (182,232) |
Federal government workers:
| Benton: | 1.0% (4) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.3% (130,634) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Benton: | 5.8% (23) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.0% (339,631) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Benton: | 0.8% (3) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.3% (17,409) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Benton: | 87.9% (81) |
| Pennsylvania: | 71.5% (2,388,579) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Benton: | 2.2% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.0% (134,437) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Benton: | 3.3% (3) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.1% (270,498) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Benton: | 4.4% (4) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.0% (168,310) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Benton: | 2.2% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.0% (199,421) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Benton: | 63.4% (65) |
| Pennsylvania: | 63.5% (1,945,270) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Benton: | 24.8% (25) |
| Pennsylvania: | 17.6% (540,064) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Benton: | 9.9% (10) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.5% (228,810) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Benton: | 2.0% (2) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.0% (60,850) |