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Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Only 4% stay in Blandon for work; outside it, Maxatawny Township is the main destination (8%, 9 miles). 2,570 jobs are based in Blandon; 4,043 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Blandon: the gist
Blandon makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Blandon are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Blandon residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Blandon’s commute
The biggest draw, Maxatawny Township, gets only 8% of working residents, and 57% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Blandon residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
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.
Blandon makes things: 49% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blandon, 2013 → 2023: 2,361 → 2,570. 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 Blandon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Blandon’s working residents head each day
Where Blandon clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
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.
Who commutes out of Blandon, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,895 residents head out to work, 148 work right here, and 2,422 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,900 people are in Blandon on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
Blandon’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blandon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,583 commuters (the 14% 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.
Blandon’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Blandon and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blandon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blandon | – | — | — | 29 min | $109,417 |
| Ontelaunee Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 27 min | $111,154 |
| Ruscombmanor Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 34 min | $103,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blandon’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 Blandon: questions
What is the median household income in Blandon?
$109,417 (±$25,462) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blandon?
5.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blandon?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blandon work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maxatawny Township (8%, 9 mi), Reading (8%, 8 mi), Muhlenberg Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blandon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blandon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blandon
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.