Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Auburn has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
5% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%). Employers in Auburn report 27 jobs for 320 working residents. Hardly any stay in Auburn for work; outside it, Pottsville is the main destination (8%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Auburn
How a workday changes Auburn
On a workday 317 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Auburn on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Out of Auburn to work: where people go
Where Auburn clocks in
8% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Auburn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Auburn, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 27. 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 Auburn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Auburn
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Auburn workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 237 commuters (the 5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Auburn
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.
Around Auburn: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to West Brunswick Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Auburn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | – | — | — | 26 min | $71,458 |
| South Manheim Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 34 min | $91,979 |
| West Brunswick Township | 4% | A− | C− | 34 min | $119,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Auburn’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 Auburn: questions
What is the median household income in Auburn?
$71,458 (±$16,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Auburn?
10.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Auburn?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Auburn work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pottsville (8%, 8 mi), Orwigsburg (4%, 4 mi), West Brunswick Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Auburn without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Auburn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Auburn
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.