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Jobs & commute in Hamorton

Hamorton has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Hamorton; the top destination outside it is Kennett Township (10%, 3 miles). Hamorton has 10 jobs for 70 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).

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

Day and night

Hamorton quiets down on a workday

On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

70live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night140
Workday78
140live here− 70head out to work+ 10come in to work= 78on a workday

About 78 people are in Hamorton on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.14jobs 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

Where the trip to work from Hamorton ends

Wilmington: 2 residents work here (3%)Washington: 1 residents work here (1%)Elkton: 1 residents work here (1%)BaltimoreWest GroveSlatingtonPhiladelphia: 3 residents work here (4%)East Goshen TownshipUpper Oxford TownshipWest Brandywine TownshipSadsbury TownshipKennett Township: 7 residents work here (10%)Upper Darby TownshipEast Marlborough Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Upper Merion Township: 4 residents work here (6%)Penn TownshipUwchlan Township: 2 residents work here (3%)West Goshen Township: 4 residents work here (6%)Hockessin: 2 residents work here (3%)HamortonKennett TownshipUpper Merion TownshipWest Goshen TownshipPhiladelphiaEast Marlborough TownshipWilmingtonHamorton
1
Kennett Township2.6 mi away
10%7
26%4
36%4
4
Philadelphia29.2 mi away
4%3
6
Wilmington, DE11.1 mi away
3%2
7
Uwchlan Township12.8 mi away
3%2
8
Hockessin, DE6 mi away
3%2
9
Washington, DC98.7 mi away
1%1
10
Elkton, MD20.2 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
59%41
The top trips

Where Hamorton 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

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Hamorton

Jobs based in HamortonJobs Hamorton residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%7%
Trade, transport & utilities0%14%
Services: health, schools, offices100%79%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less10%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%19%
Over $3,333 a month70%64%

Who does it

29 or younger30%23%
30 to 5440%49%
55 and older30%29%
−90%

Jobs based in Hamorton, 2013 → 2023: 101 → 10. 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 Hamorton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Hamorton

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Hamorton gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 95 commuters (the 0% 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

The distance from Hamorton to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKennett Township: 10% · 2.6 miUpper Merion Township: 6% · 21 miWest Goshen Township: 6% · 7.9 miPhiladelphia: 4% · 29.2 miEast Marlborough Township: 4% · 3.7 miWilmington: 3% · 11.1 miUwchlan Township: 3% · 12.8 miHockessin: 3% · 6 miWashington: 1% · 98.7 miElkton: 1% · 20.2 miKennett Township 10%Upper Merion Township 6%West Goshen Township 6%Philadelphia 4%East Marlborough Township 4%Hamorton
HamortonTop destinations (size = commuters)
43%Under 10 mi24 residents
34%10–24 mi19 residents
14%25–50 mi8 residents
9%Over 50 mi5 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.

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 Hamorton: questions

What is the median household income in Hamorton?

$146,274 (±$2,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hamorton?

0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Hamorton work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kennett Township (10%, 3 mi), Upper Merion Township (6%, 21 mi), West Goshen Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hamorton without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hamorton, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hamorton

Hamorton home →

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.