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.Effort is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. A relatively large number of people in Effort telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.75% 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. Effort is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Effort to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.02 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Effort are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.67% of adults in Effort having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
