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Jobs & commute in Fivepointville

Most of Fivepointville commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident

Only 2% work in Fivepointville; the top destination outside it is Brecknock Township (12%, 2 miles). 210 jobs are based in Fivepointville, and 492 of its residents work somewhere. For 8% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

Where Fivepointville stands out on work

★ What stands out · Time on the road

About 19 minutes to work from Fivepointville

A year of commuting
147 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Fivepointville19 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Fivepointville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Fivepointville gets to work
96%Drive alone
4%Walk

Share of the 472 commuters (the 8% 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.

Day and night

Who works in Fivepointville, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 481 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 199 people come in from elsewhere.

481live here, work elsewhere
11live and work here
199work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night900
Workday620
900live here− 480head out to work+ 200come in to work= 620on a workday

About 620 people are in Fivepointville on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.43jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that employ Fivepointville’s residents

DenverNew Holland: 20 residents work here (4%)Lancaster: 15 residents work here (3%)Reading: 11 residents work here (2%)Spring TownshipEarl Township: 20 residents work here (4%)Caernarvon TownshipEast Cocalico Township: 21 residents work here (4%)West Cocalico TownshipBrecknock Township: 59 residents work here (12%)East Earl Township: 32 residents work here (7%)Upper Leacock Township: 12 residents work here (2%)Millcreek TownshipEphrata Township: 11 residents work here (2%)Caernarvon Township: 16 residents work here (3%)FivepointvilleBrecknock TownshipEast Earl TownshipEast Cocalico TownshipNew HollandEarl TownshipCaernarvon TownshipFivepointville
112%59
27%32
34%21
4
New Holland5.8 mi away
4%20
5
Earl Township5.4 mi away
4%20
63%16
7
Lancaster15.9 mi away
3%15
82%12
9
Reading13 mi away
2%11
102%11
Everywhere elseother towns and states
56%275
The top trips

Where Fivepointville clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Jobs in Fivepointville: what the 210 are

Jobs based in FivepointvilleJobs Fivepointville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms5%32%
Trade, transport & utilities87%24%
Services: health, schools, offices8%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less30%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%20%
Over $3,333 a month40%63%

Who does it

29 or younger36%24%
30 to 5430%48%
55 and older34%28%
−3%

Jobs based in Fivepointville, 2013 → 2023: 217 → 210. 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 Fivepointville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The commute from Fivepointville, by distance

10 mi25 mi30 miBrecknock Township: 12% · 2.2 miEast Earl Township: 7% · 4.2 miEast Cocalico Township: 4% · 3.6 miNew Holland: 4% · 5.8 miEarl Township: 4% · 5.4 miCaernarvon Township: 3% · 9.6 miLancaster: 3% · 15.9 miUpper Leacock Township: 2% · 9.4 miReading: 2% · 13 miEphrata Township: 2% · 4 miBrecknock Township 12%East Earl Township 7%East Cocalico Township 4%New Holland 4%Earl Township 4%Fivepointville
FivepointvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
47%Under 10 mi229 residents
31%10–24 mi152 residents
14%25–50 mi67 residents
7%Over 50 mi35 residents

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

Fivepointville and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to East Earl Township (7%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownFivepointville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Fivepointville–——19 min$71,692
East Earl Township7%AB22 min$102,410

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Fivepointville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Fivepointville: questions

What is the median household income in Fivepointville?

$71,692 (±$6,176) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Fivepointville?

2.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Fivepointville?

19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Fivepointville work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brecknock Township (12%, 2 mi), East Earl Township (7%, 4 mi), East Cocalico Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Fivepointville without a car?

0% 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 Fivepointville, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Fivepointville

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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.