Most of Linglestown commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Linglestown report 1,650 jobs; 3,265 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Linglestown; the top destination outside it is Lower Paxton Township (14%, 2 miles). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Linglestown apart on work
Most Linglestown residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Linglestown are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 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.
How far Linglestown goes to work
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.
From Linglestown, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Linglestown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,008 commuters (the 18% 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.
A workday in Linglestown: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,193 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 1,578 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Linglestown on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Where Linglestown’s working residents head each day
Where Linglestown clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
What Linglestown’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Linglestown, 2013 → 2023: 1,782 → 1,650. 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 Linglestown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Linglestown and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Linglestown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linglestown | – | — | — | 21 min | $92,558 |
| Paxtonia | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paxtonia: 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 Linglestown’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 Linglestown: questions
What is the median household income in Linglestown?
$92,558 (±$20,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Linglestown?
4.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Linglestown?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Linglestown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lower Paxton Township (14%, 2 mi), Harrisburg (14%, 7 mi), Derry Township (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Linglestown without a car?
<1% 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 Linglestown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Linglestown
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.