Jobs, income and commuting in Hyde Park, PA
Working residents average 22 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. For 6% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%). 942 jobs are based in Hyde Park; 1,367 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hyde Park at work: what stands out
The kinds of work in Hyde Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hyde Park, 2014 → 2024: 1,327 → 942. 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 Hyde Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Hyde Park
On a workday 1,345 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 920 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Hyde Park on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
14% of working residents work in Reading
Where Hyde Park clocks in
14% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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 daily trip from Hyde Park: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hyde Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,362 commuters (the 6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hyde Park
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.
Next door is work for 14% of Hyde Park
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hyde Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park | – | — | — | 22 min | $78,929 |
| Reading | 14% | C− | A | 24 min | $44,091 |
| Laureldale | under 2% | B− | B+ | 26 min | $69,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Reading. Darker towns draw more of Hyde Park’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 Hyde Park: questions
What is the median household income in Hyde Park?
$78,929 (±$23,145) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hyde Park?
5.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hyde Park?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hyde Park work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reading (14%, 2 mi), Muhlenberg Township (12%, 1 mi), Maxatawny Township (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hyde Park without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hyde Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hyde Park
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.