Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Cambridge
Hardly any stay in Cambridge for work; outside it, Salisbury Township is the main destination (18%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 42% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cambridge on a workday afternoon
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Cambridge on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Cambridge to work: where people go
Where Cambridge clocks in
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.
Commuting from Cambridge: about 38 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cambridge workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 137 commuters (the 41% 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 many miles Cambridge commutes
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.
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 Cambridge: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cambridge?
6.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cambridge?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 42% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cambridge work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury Township (18%, 4 mi), Leacock Township (8%, 10 mi), Earl Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cambridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 59% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cambridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cambridge
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.