With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Kapp Heights works elsewhere
Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. There are 6 jobs in Kapp Heights, and 386 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Kapp Heights itself; outside it, Mahoning Township draws the most (13%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Kapp Heights apart
Kapp Heights is a place people come home to
There are 6 jobs based in Kapp Heights, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kapp Heights has about 330 people in it, 53% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Kapp Heights are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 386 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Kapp Heights: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 386 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Kapp Heights on a workday afternoon, 53% 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.
From Kapp Heights, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kapp Heights workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 288 commuters (the 14% 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.
The places Kapp Heights commutes to
Where Kapp Heights clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Kapp Heights is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kapp Heights, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 6. 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 Kapp Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Kapp Heights commutes less than 12 miles
About 22% 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.
The towns around Kapp Heights
The biggest share goes to Northumberland (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kapp Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapp Heights | – | — | — | 20 min | $54,797 |
| Northumberland | 5% | B− | A− | 27 min | $66,477 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kapp Heights’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 Kapp Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Kapp Heights?
$54,797 (±$13,952) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kapp Heights?
5.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kapp Heights?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kapp Heights work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (13%, 12 mi), Sunbury (8%, 3 mi), Point Township (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kapp Heights without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kapp Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kapp Heights
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.