Work and commuting in Colonial Park
The average commute takes 20 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Only 5% stay in Colonial Park for work; outside it, Harrisburg is the main destination (14%, 4 miles). Employers in Colonial Park report 9,437 jobs; 7,297 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Colonial Park
Colonial Park draws workers from far and wide
The 9,437 jobs in Colonial Park are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 34%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Colonial Park are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Colonial Park residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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 places Colonial Park commutes to
Where Colonial Park clocks in
14% 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.
Commuting from Colonial Park: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colonial Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,567 commuters (the 15% 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 Colonial Park
About 18% 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 many people are in Colonial Park by day
On a workday 6,937 residents head out to work, 360 work right here, and 9,077 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Colonial Park on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Most jobs in Colonial Park are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colonial Park, 2014 → 2024: 9,432 → 9,437. 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 Colonial Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Colonial Park compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colonial Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Park | – | — | — | 20 min | $73,105 |
| Paxtonia | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Progress | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paxtonia and Progress: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colonial Park’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 Colonial Park: questions
What is the median household income in Colonial Park?
$73,105 (±$7,462) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colonial Park?
9.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colonial Park?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colonial Park work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (14%, 4 mi), Lower Paxton Township (12%, 1 mi), Derry Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Colonial Park 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 Colonial Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colonial Park
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.