Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Bowmanstown has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Bowmanstown has 16 jobs, against 444 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bowmanstown for work; outside it, Palmerton is the main destination (6%, 2 miles). Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Bowmanstown
Who leaves Bowmanstown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 443 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Bowmanstown on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Where people from Bowmanstown work
Where Bowmanstown clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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 Bowmanstown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bowmanstown, 2013 → 2023: 93 → 16. 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 Bowmanstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bowmanstown’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bowmanstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 440 commuters (the 9% 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.
Miles to work from Bowmanstown
About 19% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door is work for 10% of Bowmanstown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bowmanstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowmanstown | – | — | — | 28 min | $68,365 |
| Lower Towamensing Township | 4% | B | C+ | 35 min | $68,789 |
| East Penn Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 41 min | $70,294 |
| Palmerton | 6% | B | A− | 30 min | $68,143 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Palmerton. Darker towns draw more of Bowmanstown’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 Bowmanstown: questions
What is the median household income in Bowmanstown?
$68,365 (±$17,340) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bowmanstown?
8.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bowmanstown?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bowmanstown work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Palmerton (6%, 2 mi), Allentown (6%, 17 mi), Bethlehem (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bowmanstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bowmanstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bowmanstown
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.