Photo: fishhawk · CC BY 2.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Enola works elsewhere
Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. 949 jobs are based in Enola; 2,884 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Enola; the top destination outside it is Harrisburg (13%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Enola, in a few figures
Fewer jobs are based in Enola than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Enola fell from 1,385 in 2014 to 949 in 2024, −31%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Enola 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 ↓
Enola empties out on a workday
About 4,600 people are in Enola on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 6,500 who live here: 2,800 head out to work and 880 come in. 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.
Services make up most of the work in Enola
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Enola, 2014 → 2024: 1,385 → 949. 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 Enola’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Enola: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Enola workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,200 commuters (the 14% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Enola
On a workday 2,815 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 880 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Enola 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Enola: the destinations
Where Enola clocks in
13% 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.
Enola’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Enola
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Enola workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enola | – | — | — | 20 min | $72,135 |
| West Fairview | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Fairview: 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 Enola’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 Enola: questions
What is the median household income in Enola?
$72,135 (±$4,420) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Enola?
5.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Enola?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Enola work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (13%, 3 mi), East Pennsboro Township (8%, 0 mi), Hampden Township (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Enola without a car?
1% 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 Enola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Enola
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.