Photo: Chris Pickel · CC BY-SA 2.0Ehrenfeld has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Ehrenfeld has 1 jobs, against 59 working residents. Hardly any work in Ehrenfeld itself; outside it, Richland Township draws the most (14%, 7 miles). 5% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Ehrenfeld
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Ehrenfeld on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 people from Ehrenfeld work
Where Ehrenfeld clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
In Ehrenfeld, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Ehrenfeld’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Ehrenfeld
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ehrenfeld workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 commuters (the 5% 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 far it is to work from Ehrenfeld
About 21% 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.
Next door to Ehrenfeld
The biggest share goes to Croyle Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ehrenfeld workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehrenfeld | – | — | — | 21 min | $51,042 |
| Croyle Township | 7% | B− | C− | 23 min | $59,514 |
| Summerhill | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Summerhill: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ehrenfeld’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 Ehrenfeld: questions
What is the median household income in Ehrenfeld?
$51,042 (±$14,536) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ehrenfeld?
28.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ehrenfeld?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ehrenfeld work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (14%, 7 mi), Johnstown (8%, 8 mi), Croyle Township (7%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ehrenfeld without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ehrenfeld, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ehrenfeld
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.