Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Lenkerville
Only 3% work in Lenkerville; the top destination outside it is Upper Paxton Township (14%, 3 miles). 9% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. The average commute takes 37 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lenkerville
The daily trip from Lenkerville: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lenkerville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 119 commuters (the 9% 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 commutes out of Lenkerville, and who commutes in
On a workday 211 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 144 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.
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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Lenkerville: the destinations
Where Lenkerville clocks in
14% 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.
Jobs in Lenkerville: what the 151 are
151 jobs are based in Lenkerville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lenkerville, 2013 → 2023: 203 → 151. 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 Lenkerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Lenkerville commutes
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 Lenkerville
The biggest share goes to Millersburg (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lenkerville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenkerville | – | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Millersburg | 6% | C+ | A− | 20 min | $54,421 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lenkerville’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 Lenkerville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lenkerville?
68.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lenkerville?
37 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lenkerville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Upper Paxton Township (14%, 3 mi), Washington Township (8%, 8 mi), Harrisburg (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lenkerville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lenkerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lenkerville
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.