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Jobs & commute in Lewisberry

Lewisberry has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

58 jobs are based in Lewisberry; 171 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Lewisberry for work; outside it, Newberry Township is the main destination (8%, 4 miles). 8% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

58 jobs based here
Household income
$94K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
4.2%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
1.0%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
24 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
1 of 171 working residents
Work from home
8%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

How a workday changes Lewisberry

On a workday 170 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.

170live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
57work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night380
Workday270
380live here− 170head out to work+ 57come in to work= 270on a workday

About 270 people are in Lewisberry on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.34jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Lewisberry ends

LewisberryMiddletownYork: 6 residents work here (4%)Harrisburg: 10 residents work here (6%)Silver Spring Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Lower Swatara Township: 6 residents work here (4%)Dover TownshipLower Paxton Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Fairview Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Swatara Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Upper Allen TownshipWarrington TownshipFranklin TownshipLower Allen Township: 10 residents work here (6%)Springettsbury TownshipManchester Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Newberry Township: 13 residents work here (8%)Newberry TownshipHarrisburgLower Allen TownshipSilver Spring TownshipFairview TownshipSwatara TownshipLewisberry
1
Newberry Township3.7 mi away
8%13
2
Harrisburg9.8 mi away
6%10
3
Lower Allen Township6.1 mi away
6%10
4
Silver Spring Township13 mi away
4%7
5
Fairview Township2.1 mi away
4%7
6
Swatara Township8.2 mi away
4%7
7
York13.6 mi away
4%6
8
Lower Swatara Township7.9 mi away
4%6
9
Lower Paxton Township12.9 mi away
3%5
10
Manchester Township9.9 mi away
3%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
56%95
The top trips

Where Lewisberry clocks in

8% of workers
3.7 mi awayNewberry Township13 Lewisberry residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
9.8 mi awayHarrisburg10 Lewisberry residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6%Lower Allen Township
6% of workers
6.1 mi awayLower Allen Township10 Lewisberry residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Making and building: 45% of jobs based in Lewisberry

Jobs based in LewisberryJobs Lewisberry residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms45%23%
Trade, transport & utilities5%25%
Services: health, schools, offices50%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less21%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%16%
Over $3,333 a month53%73%

Who does it

29 or younger36%22%
30 to 5447%47%
55 and older17%31%
+132%

Jobs based in Lewisberry, 2014 → 2024: 25 → 58. 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 Lewisberry’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Lewisberry: about 24 minutes

A year of commuting
184 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Lewisberry24 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Lewisberry workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Lewisberry gets to work
94%Drive alone
6%Carpool

Share of the 262 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 far

Short hops and long hauls from Lewisberry

10 mi25 mi30 miNewberry Township: 8% · 3.7 miHarrisburg: 6% · 9.8 miLower Allen Township: 6% · 6.1 miSilver Spring Township: 4% · 13 miFairview Township: 4% · 2.1 miSwatara Township: 4% · 8.2 miYork: 4% · 13.6 miLower Swatara Township: 4% · 7.9 miLower Paxton Township: 3% · 12.9 miManchester Township: 3% · 9.9 miNewberry Township 8%Harrisburg 6%Lower Allen Township 6%Fairview Township 4%Lewisberry
LewisberryTop destinations (size = commuters)
46%Under 10 mi79 residents
33%10–24 mi56 residents
6%25–50 mi11 residents
15%Over 50 mi25 residents

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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

12% of Lewisberry works in a bordering town

Newberry Township: 8% of workers work hereFairview Township: 4% of workers work hereNewberry TownshipFairview TownshipLewisberry
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Fairview Township22 min
Newberry Township24 min
Lewisberry24 min
Newberry Township8% of Lewisberry works hereFairview Township4% of Lewisberry works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownLewisberry workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lewisberry–——24 min$94,219
Newberry Township8%A−C−24 min$95,357
Fairview Township4%AC−22 min$106,223

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Newberry Township. Darker towns draw more of Lewisberry’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lewisberry: questions

What is the median household income in Lewisberry?

$94,219 (±$22,092) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Lewisberry?

4.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Lewisberry?

24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Lewisberry work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newberry Township (8%, 4 mi), Harrisburg (6%, 10 mi), Lower Allen Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Lewisberry without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Lewisberry, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.