Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 3.1 jobs in Caernarvon Township for every working resident, and 4,464 people commute in
A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Employers in Caernarvon Township report 4,646 jobs, against 1,514 working residents. About one in seven work in Caernarvon Township; the top destination outside it is Honey Brook Township (4%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Caernarvon Township in brief
Caernarvon Township has far more jobs than workers
Caernarvon Township has 4,646 jobs, 3.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,700 people are in town, 69% more than the 4,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
Caernarvon Township makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Caernarvon Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Caernarvon Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
Caernarvon Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Caernarvon Township went from 3,374 in 2013 to 4,646 in 2023, +38%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Who works in Caernarvon Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,332 residents head out to work and 182 work right here.
About 7,700 people are in Caernarvon Township on a workday afternoon, 69% more than live here.
3.1 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.
A place that makes things: 47% of Caernarvon Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caernarvon Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,374 → 4,646. 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 Caernarvon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Caernarvon Township’s workers come from
Where Caernarvon Township clocks in
4% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Getting to work from Caernarvon Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caernarvon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,966 commuters (the 17% 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.
The distance from Caernarvon Township to work
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 around Caernarvon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caernarvon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarvon Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $107,639 |
| New Morgan | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Robeson Township | under 2% | A− | C | 38 min | $93,009 |
| Honey Brook Township | 4% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $86,212 |
| West Nantmeal Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 28 min | $126,154 |
| Brecknock Township | under 2% | A− | C | 25 min | $129,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. New Morgan: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Honey Brook Township. Darker towns draw more of Caernarvon Township’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 Caernarvon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Caernarvon Township?
$107,639 (±$21,191) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caernarvon Township?
5.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caernarvon Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caernarvon Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Honey Brook Township (4%, 5 mi), Reading (3%, 12 mi), Philadelphia (3%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Caernarvon Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caernarvon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caernarvon Township
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.