Where Lampeter earns its living
Only 2% stay in Lampeter for work; outside it, Lancaster is the main destination (14%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. Lampeter has 620 jobs, against 758 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Lampeter stands out on work
Each way, about 30 minutes from Lampeter
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lampeter workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 980 commuters (the 16% 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.
Who works in Lampeter, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 745 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 607 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
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 Lampeter to work: where people go
Where Lampeter clocks in
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lampeter, 2013 → 2023: 102 → 620. 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 Lampeter’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lampeter
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 Lampeter
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lampeter workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lampeter | – | — | — | 30 min | $101,667 |
| Willow Street | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Willow Street: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lampeter’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 Lampeter: questions
What is the median household income in Lampeter?
$101,667 (±$46,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lampeter?
3.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lampeter?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lampeter work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (14%, 4 mi), West Lampeter Township (8%, 1 mi), Manheim Township (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lampeter without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lampeter, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lampeter
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.