Photo: Andrew Bossi · CC BY-SA 2.5There are 1.8 jobs in Blue Ball for every working resident, and 883 people commute in
For 6% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%). There are 908 jobs in Blue Ball for 508 working residents. Only 5% work in Blue Ball; the top destination outside it is East Earl Township (15%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Blue Ball in brief
Blue Ball is where the jobs are
Blue Ball has 908 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Blue Ball has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Blue Ball went from 640 in 2013 to 908 in 2023, +42%. The jobs ↓
Blue Ball makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Blue Ball are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Blue Ball residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 26%. The jobs ↓
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 508 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How many people are in Blue Ball by day
On a workday 483 residents head out to work and 25 work right here.
About 1,700 people are in Blue Ball on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Blue Ball works in goods: 35% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue Ball, 2013 → 2023: 640 → 908. 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 Blue Ball’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Blue Ball live
Where Blue Ball clocks in
8% 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.
Commuting from Blue Ball: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blue Ball workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 696 commuters (the 6% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Blue Ball
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.
Blue Ball and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Earl Township (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue Ball workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ball | – | — | — | 21 min | $98,727 |
| Earl Township | 8% | B+ | B+ | 19 min | $83,793 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blue Ball’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 Blue Ball: questions
What is the median household income in Blue Ball?
$98,727 (±$25,888) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue Ball?
2.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue Ball?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue Ball work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Earl Township (15%, 2 mi), Earl Township (8%, 2 mi), New Holland (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blue Ball 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 Blue Ball, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Ball
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.