Photo: Galactica423 · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Campbelltown commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
For 23% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. There are 596 jobs in Campbelltown; 2,819 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Campbelltown for work; outside it, Derry Township is the main destination (22%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Campbelltown
Campbelltown is a place people come home to
There are 596 jobs based in Campbelltown, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Campbelltown has about 3,900 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Campbelltown
68% of Campbelltown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Campbelltown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Campbelltown are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The daily commute in and out of Campbelltown
On a workday 2,773 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 550 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Campbelltown on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Campbelltown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Campbelltown, 2014 → 2024: 500 → 596. 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 Campbelltown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Campbelltown’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Campbelltown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,378 commuters (the 23% 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.
Where Campbelltown’s working residents head each day
Where Campbelltown clocks in
22% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Where in the region Campbelltown works
About 16% 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.
How Campbelltown compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to North Londonderry Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Campbelltown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbelltown | – | — | — | 21 min | $119,175 |
| South Annville Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 20 min | $100,239 |
| North Londonderry Township | 3% | A | B+ | 20 min | $108,548 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Campbelltown’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 Campbelltown: questions
What is the median household income in Campbelltown?
$119,175 (±$11,140) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Campbelltown?
3.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Campbelltown?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Campbelltown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Derry Township (22%, 4 mi), Harrisburg (4%, 16 mi), South Londonderry Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Campbelltown without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Campbelltown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Campbelltown
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.