Most of Atglen commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 139 jobs in Atglen; 582 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Atglen is better than 68% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (C−). Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Atglen apart on work
Fewer jobs are based in Atglen than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Atglen fell from 586 in 2013 to 139 in 2023, −76%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Atglen is a place people come home to
There are 139 jobs based in Atglen, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Atglen has about 960 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 582 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Atglen earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Atglen’s grade up ($120,417, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
Unemployment (4.4%) is left out: Atglen’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Atglen could be anywhere from B− to A.
A place that makes things: 83% of Atglen’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atglen, 2013 → 2023: 586 → 139. 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 Atglen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Atglen, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 579 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Atglen on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
7% of working residents work in West Sadsbury Township
Where Atglen clocks in
5% 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.
Atglen’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atglen workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 604 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Atglen’s workers travel
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.
Getting around Atglen: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 724 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.1% of Atglen households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Atglen’s commuters take a bus or train.
Atglen is 1,146th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,144 | Ridgeville Township OH | 1,099 | $84K | 5.1% | 0.0% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,145 | Pleasantville IA | 1,699 | $68K | 4.1% | 2.1% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,146 | Atglen PA | 1,403 | $120K | 13.8% | 4.4% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,147 | Melrose Township MI | 1,404 | $97K | 3.9% | 1.1% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,148 | Calvert Beach MD | 1,074 | $90K | 2.1% | 7.8% | 0% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Atglen, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Atglen and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to West Sadsbury Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atglen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atglen | – | B+ | C− | 27 min | $120,417 |
| West Sadsbury Township | 7% | B+ | B+ | 31 min | $94,293 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atglen’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Atglen: questions
What is the median household income in Atglen?
$120,417 (±$24,386) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atglen?
13.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atglen?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atglen work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Sadsbury Township (7%, 2 mi), Philadelphia (5%, 45 mi), Sadsbury Township (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Atglen walkable?
Atglen is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Atglen without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Atglen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atglen
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.