Harleigh has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Harleigh; the top destination outside it is Hazle Township (22%, 3 miles). Employers in Harleigh report 57 jobs for 418 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Harleigh
Harleigh is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in Harleigh, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Harleigh has about 1,000 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Harleigh are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Harleigh workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 418 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Harleigh for work, and who comes in
On a workday 418 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Harleigh on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 from Harleigh: about 13 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harleigh workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 610 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.
Where Harleigh goes to work
Where Harleigh clocks in
13% 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.
Making and building: 30% of jobs based in Harleigh
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harleigh, 2014 → 2024: 66 → 57. 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 Harleigh’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Harleigh’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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 Harleigh
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harleigh workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harleigh | – | — | — | 13 min | $130,329 |
| Lattimer | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lattimer: 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 Harleigh’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 Harleigh: questions
What is the median household income in Harleigh?
$130,329 (±$96,166) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harleigh?
0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harleigh?
13 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harleigh work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hazle Township (22%, 3 mi), Hazleton (13%, 2 mi), West Hazleton (10%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Harleigh without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Harleigh, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harleigh
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.