Trout Run is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,938 people and two associated neighborhoods, Trout Run is the 391st largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some towns, Trout Run isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Trout Run are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Trout Run is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Trout Run who work in management occupations (14.72%), office and administrative support (10.21%), and sales jobs (8.70%). A relatively large number of people in Trout Run telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Because of many things, Trout Run 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, Trout Run really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Trout Run 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Trout Run has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Trout Run a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Trout Run, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.28 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Trout Run are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.89% of adults in Trout Run having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Trout Run in 2022 was $42,776, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,104 for a family of four. However, Trout Run contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Trout Run home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Trout Run residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Trout Run include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Trout Run is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
