Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Liverpool has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
114 jobs are based in Liverpool, against 394 working residents. Only 2% work in Liverpool; the top destination outside it is Harrisburg (10%, 21 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Liverpool at work: what stands out
Liverpool is a place people come home to
There are 114 jobs based in Liverpool, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Liverpool has about 700 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Liverpool workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 394 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Liverpool on a workday
On a workday 385 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Liverpool on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Liverpool: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liverpool workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 311 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.
Where the trip to work from Liverpool ends
Where Liverpool clocks in
10% of workers
4% 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.
39% of the jobs in Liverpool make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liverpool, 2014 → 2024: 105 → 114. 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 Liverpool’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Liverpool works
About 19% 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.
Work in the towns next to Liverpool
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liverpool workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | – | — | — | 32 min | $59,539 |
| Upper Paxton Township | under 3% | C | C | 33 min | $58,105 |
| Liverpool Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 35 min | $100,208 |
| Buffalo Township | under 3% | B | D− | 33 min | $83,036 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Liverpool’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Liverpool: questions
What is the median household income in Liverpool?
$59,539 (±$17,602) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liverpool?
8.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liverpool?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liverpool work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (10%, 21 mi), Millerstown (5%, 8 mi), Susquehanna Township (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Liverpool without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Liverpool, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liverpool
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.