Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Cementon has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
127 jobs are based in Cementon, and 848 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Cementon itself; outside it, Allentown draws the most (11%, 7 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Cementon: the gist
Cementon is a place people come home to
There are 127 jobs based in Cementon, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cementon has about 730 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Cementon’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 33 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
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; with 848 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Cementon
On a workday 847 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Cementon on a workday afternoon, 50% 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.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Cementon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cementon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 571 commuters (the 11% 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.
Out of Cementon to work: where people go
Where Cementon clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
What Cementon’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cementon, 2013 → 2023: 125 → 127. 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 Cementon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Cementon’s workers travel
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 to Cementon
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cementon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cementon | – | — | — | 33 min | $70,795 |
| Northampton | under 3% | B+ | A+ | 28 min | $90,762 |
| Egypt | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Egypt: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cementon’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 Cementon: questions
What is the median household income in Cementon?
$70,795 (±$29,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cementon?
3.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cementon?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cementon work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allentown (11%, 7 mi), Upper Macungie Township (8%, 10 mi), Whitehall Township (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cementon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cementon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cementon
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.