Photo: Jayu from Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A. · CC BY-SA 2.0Hummelstown has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Hummelstown grades B− for jobs and income and A for walkability. 1,106 jobs are based in Hummelstown, and 2,295 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% stay in Hummelstown for work; outside it, Derry Township is the main destination (23%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hummelstown at work: what stands out
A longer commute than the towns next door
Hummelstown averages 26 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (18 to 20 minutes). Next door ↓
A lot of Hummelstown works one town over
27% of working residents work in a town that borders Hummelstown: Derry Township (23%) and Swatara Township (4%). Next door ↓
Most Hummelstown residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Hummelstown’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hummelstown is better than 53% of U.S. towns, #663 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Hummelstown’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($63,175, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hummelstown could be anywhere from C− to A.
Half of Hummelstown commutes less than 8 miles
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.
Who leaves Hummelstown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,171 residents head out to work, 124 work right here, and 982 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Hummelstown 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.
Where Hummelstown goes to work
Where Hummelstown clocks in
23% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Hummelstown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hummelstown, 2014 → 2024: 1,068 → 1,106. 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 Hummelstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Hummelstown takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hummelstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,111 commuters (the 17% 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.
Hummelstown is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hummelstown is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #160 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,538 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 67% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 54% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.7% of Hummelstown households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Hummelstown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hummelstown next to U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,100: 2,036th of 4,088 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,034 | Lincoln Township IN | 4,720 | $81K | 11.5% | 3.1% | 4% | B− |
| 2,035 | French Camp CA | 3,264 | $91K | 23.2% | 4.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,036 | Hummelstown PA | 4,492 | $63K | 11.8% | 4.1% | 5% | B− |
| 2,037 | Coraopolis PA | 5,280 | $64K | 11.5% | 4.5% | 6% | B− |
| 2,038 | Monaca PA | 5,456 | $74K | 10.5% | 5.1% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,088 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hummelstown, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 27% of Hummelstown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hummelstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hummelstown | – | B− | A | 26 min | $63,175 |
| South Hanover Township | under 2% | A | B− | 18 min | $117,585 |
| Derry Township | 23% | B+ | A | 19 min | $97,025 |
| Swatara Township | 4% | B+ | B | 20 min | $80,444 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Derry Township. Darker towns draw more of Hummelstown’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 Hummelstown: questions
What is the median household income in Hummelstown?
$63,175 (±$16,363) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hummelstown?
11.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hummelstown?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hummelstown work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Derry Township (23%, 3 mi), Harrisburg (8%, 9 mi), Swatara Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hummelstown walkable?
Hummelstown is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hummelstown without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 54% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hummelstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hummelstown
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.