Kratzerville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
8% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. There are 19 jobs in Kratzerville, and 149 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Kratzerville for work; outside it, Penn Township is the main destination (11%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Kratzerville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 149 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Kratzerville on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Out of Kratzerville to work: where people go
Where Kratzerville clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kratzerville, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 19. 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 Kratzerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Kratzerville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kratzerville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 157 commuters (the 8% 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.
How many miles Kratzerville commutes
About 15% 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 next door employ 14% of Kratzerville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kratzerville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kratzerville | – | — | — | 28 min | $76,750 |
| Penn Township | 11% | B− | C | 17 min | $61,479 |
| Monroe Township | 3% | A− | B− | 27 min | $90,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Penn Township. Darker towns draw more of Kratzerville’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 Kratzerville: questions
What is the median household income in Kratzerville?
$76,750 (±$24,473) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kratzerville?
8.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kratzerville?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kratzerville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Penn Township (11%, 3 mi), Selinsgrove (8%, 4 mi), Middleburg (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kratzerville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kratzerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kratzerville
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.