Work, pay and getting to work in Avon
Avon has 543 jobs, against 752 working residents. Only 1% stay in Avon for work; outside it, South Lebanon Township is the main destination (12%, 3 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Avon: the gist
The daily trip from Avon: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 629 commuters (the 13% 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.
Avon by day and by night
On a workday 744 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 535 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Avon on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.72 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Avon to work: where people go
Where Avon clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Avon works in goods: 34% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avon, 2013 → 2023: 596 → 543. 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 Avon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Avon
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.
The towns next door employ 13% of Avon
The biggest share goes to Lebanon (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | – | — | — | 21 min | $65,800 |
| Hebron | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| North Lebanon Township | 5% | A− | B− | 22 min | $83,690 |
| Lebanon | 8% | C− | A | 21 min | $48,456 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hebron: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Avon’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 Avon: questions
What is the median household income in Avon?
$65,800 (±$21,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avon?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avon?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Lebanon Township (12%, 3 mi), Lebanon (8%, 2 mi), Derry Township (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Avon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Avon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avon
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.