Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Egypt commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
230 jobs are based in Egypt for 1,257 working residents. Hardly any work in Egypt; the top destination outside it is Allentown (11%, 7 miles). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Egypt apart on work
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Egypt’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 31 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Egypt is a place people come home to
There are 230 jobs based in Egypt, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Egypt has about 2,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
About 31 minutes each way for Egypt’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Egypt workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,018 commuters (the 21% 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.
Who commutes out of Egypt, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,250 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 223 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Egypt on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The towns that employ Egypt’s residents
Where Egypt clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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 Egypt’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Egypt, 2014 → 2024: 164 → 230. 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 Egypt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Egypt’s workers travel
About 16% 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 Egypt compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Egypt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | – | — | — | 31 min | $113,221 |
| Cementon | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| North Whitehall Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 29 min | $110,361 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cementon: 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 Egypt’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 Egypt: questions
What is the median household income in Egypt?
$113,221 (±$7,494) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Egypt?
3.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Egypt?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Egypt work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allentown (11%, 7 mi), Whitehall Township (9%, 2 mi), Upper Macungie Township (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Egypt without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Egypt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Egypt
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.