Jobs and earnings in Blue Ridge Summit, and the trip to work
There are 376 jobs in Blue Ridge Summit for 403 working residents. Only 3% work in Blue Ridge Summit itself; outside it, Washington Township draws the most (10%, 5 miles). Working residents average 19 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Blue Ridge Summit in brief
Blue Ridge Summit makes and builds things
45% of the jobs based in Blue Ridge Summit are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Blue Ridge Summit residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Blue Ridge Summit are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
42% of the jobs in Blue Ridge Summit are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 403 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
45% of the jobs in Blue Ridge Summit make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue Ridge Summit, 2014 → 2024: 343 → 376. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blue Ridge Summit’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Blue Ridge Summit
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blue Ridge Summit workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 316 commuters (the 20% 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 a workday changes Blue Ridge Summit
On a workday 390 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 363 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Blue Ridge Summit goes to work
Where Blue Ridge Summit 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Blue Ridge Summit
About 27% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Blue Ridge Summit: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue Ridge Summit workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Summit | – | — | — | 19 min | $60,156 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 38 min | $93,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blue Ridge Summit’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 2024, 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 Ridge Summit: questions
What is the median household income in Blue Ridge Summit?
$60,156 (±$34,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue Ridge Summit?
3.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue Ridge Summit?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue Ridge Summit work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington Township (10%, 5 mi), Waynesboro (6%, 6 mi), Hagerstown (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Blue Ridge Summit without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blue Ridge Summit, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue Ridge Summit
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.