With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Herndon works elsewhere
For 7% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Herndon has 45 jobs for 158 working residents. Hardly any work in Herndon; the top destination outside it is Lower Mahanoy Township (13%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Herndon
On a workday 157 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Herndon on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The places Herndon commutes to
Where Herndon clocks in
13% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Herndon works in goods: 93% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herndon, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 45. 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 Herndon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Herndon: about 33 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Herndon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 150 commuters (the 7% 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.
Herndon’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Herndon and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herndon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herndon | – | — | — | 33 min | $75,000 |
| Union Township | under 2% | C | B | 28 min | $76,339 |
| Port Trevorton | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Jackson Township | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Port Trevorton: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Herndon’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 Herndon: questions
What is the median household income in Herndon?
$75,000 (±$16,393) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herndon?
13.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Herndon?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Herndon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lower Mahanoy Township (13%, 5 mi), Washington Township (6%, 11 mi), Philadelphia (4%, 103 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Herndon 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 Herndon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herndon
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.