Photo: Editorofthewiki · CC BY-SA 4.0Making a living in Cetronia
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. 1,604 jobs are based in Cetronia for 1,065 working residents. 8.6% of residents are in poverty (Pennsylvania 11.7%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Cetronia
Jobs in Cetronia have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Cetronia went from 761 in 2013 to 1,604 in 2023, +111%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Cetronia
67% of Cetronia residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 35% of the jobs based in Cetronia pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Cetronia and Allentown trade workers both ways
Allentown is the top workplace for Cetronia residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Cetronia come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Cetronia is services
93% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Cetronia is where the jobs are
Cetronia has 1,604 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Cetronia
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cetronia, 2013 → 2023: 761 → 1,604. 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 Cetronia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Cetronia
Where Cetronia clocks in
17% of workers
10% 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.
Who commutes out of Cetronia, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,048 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 1,587 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Cetronia on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.5 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.
About 19 minutes each way for Cetronia’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cetronia workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 985 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.
Miles to work from Cetronia
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.
Bordering towns draw 17% of Cetronia’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cetronia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cetronia | – | — | — | 19 min | $79,222 |
| Allentown | 17% | C− | A+ | 25 min | $55,494 |
| Dorneyville | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dorneyville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Allentown. Darker towns draw more of Cetronia’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 Cetronia: questions
What is the median household income in Cetronia?
$79,222 (±$19,804) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cetronia?
8.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cetronia?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cetronia work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allentown (17%, 4 mi), Upper Macungie Township (10%, 4 mi), South Whitehall Township (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cetronia without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cetronia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cetronia
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.