St. Joseph's Catholic Church · Photo: Smallbones · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Port Penn works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Delaware 15%). 14 jobs are based in Port Penn for 71 working residents. Hardly any work in Port Penn; the top destination outside it is Wilmington (10%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Port Penn for work, and who comes in
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Port Penn on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Port Penn commutes to
Where Port Penn clocks in
10% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Most jobs in Port Penn are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Penn, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 14. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Port Penn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Port Penn
of Port Penn workers work from home, vs 15% across Delaware. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 152 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Delaware: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Port Penn commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Port Penn: questions
What is the median household income in Port Penn?
$72,009 (±$39,761) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $84,954 across Delaware and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Port Penn?
0.0%, against 10.4% across Delaware and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Port Penn work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (10%, 16 mi), Newark (6%, 15 mi), Middletown (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Port Penn without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Port Penn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Penn
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.