Delta Historic District · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Most of Delta commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 47 minutes getting to work on average; the Pennsylvania average is 26, the U.S. 26. Employers in Delta report 48 jobs, against 268 working residents. Hardly any work in Delta; the top destination outside it is Peach Bottom Township (6%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Delta and work: the main findings
Delta workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Delta is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Delta, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Delta has about 490 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. 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; with 268 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Delta’s commute takes about 47 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delta workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 314 commuters (the 13% 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.
How a workday changes Delta
On a workday 268 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Delta on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where Delta’s working residents head each day
Where Delta clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Delta: what the 48 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delta, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 48. 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 Delta’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Delta
About 24% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Delta compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delta workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | – | — | — | 47 min | $76,000 |
| Peach Bottom Township | 6% | B− | D− | 35 min | $84,737 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Peach Bottom Township. Darker towns draw more of Delta’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 Delta: questions
What is the median household income in Delta?
$76,000 (±$30,768) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delta?
14.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delta?
47 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delta work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peach Bottom Township (6%, 2 mi), Bel Air (6%, 13 mi), Baltimore (4%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Delta without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delta, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delta
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.