Cochranville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). Employers in Cochranville report 146 jobs, against 263 working residents. Only 3% work in Cochranville; the top destination outside it is West Fallowfield Township (10%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Cochranville stands out on work
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cochranville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 318 commuters (the 7% 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.
Cochranville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 254 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 137 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Cochranville on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where Cochranville goes to work
Where Cochranville clocks in
10% 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.
The kinds of work in Cochranville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cochranville, 2014 → 2024: 92 → 146. 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 Cochranville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Cochranville commutes
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.
Around Cochranville: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cochranville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochranville | – | — | — | 31 min | $116,250 |
| Londonderry Township | under 2% | A | C− | 37 min | $122,841 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cochranville’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 Cochranville: questions
What is the median household income in Cochranville?
$116,250 (±$49,367) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cochranville?
3.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cochranville?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cochranville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Fallowfield Township (10%, 2 mi), West Goshen Township (4%, 19 mi), Philadelphia (4%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Cochranville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cochranville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cochranville
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.