Effort is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,965 people and three associated neighborhoods, Effort is the 654th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some towns, Effort isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Effort are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Effort is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Effort who work in office and administrative support (19.34%), architecture and engineering (16.99%), and management occupations (9.18%). Also of interest is that Effort has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Effort is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Effort area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Effort maintain a good economy. Because of many things, Effort is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Effort really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Effort perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Effort is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Effort, the average commute to work is 40.02 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Effort citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.67% of adults in Effort have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Effort in 2022 was $47,916, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $191,664 for a family of four. However, Effort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Effort is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Effort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Effort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Effort include German, Irish, Pennsylvania German, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Effort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
