Photo: CyberXRef · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Old Orchard commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
52 jobs are based in Old Orchard, against 1,120 working residents. Hardly any work in Old Orchard; the top destination outside it is Bethlehem (9%, 6 miles). Working residents average 47 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Old Orchard apart
Old Orchard workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 47 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 360 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Old Orchard than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Old Orchard fell from 510 in 2014 to 52 in 2024, −90%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Old Orchard is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Old Orchard, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Old Orchard has about 840 people in it, 56% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Commuting from Old Orchard: about 47 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Old Orchard workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 728 commuters (the 12% 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.
In Old Orchard, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Old Orchard, 2014 → 2024: 510 → 52. 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 Old Orchard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Old Orchard
On a workday 1,118 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Old Orchard on a workday afternoon, 56% 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.
The towns that employ Old Orchard’s residents
Where Old Orchard clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Where in the region Old Orchard works
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.
The towns around Old Orchard
The biggest share goes to Easton (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Old Orchard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Orchard | – | — | — | 47 min | $123,409 |
| Easton | 5% | C+ | A+ | 28 min | $69,348 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Old Orchard’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 Old Orchard: questions
What is the median household income in Old Orchard?
$123,409 (±$36,674) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Old Orchard?
7.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Old Orchard?
47 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Old Orchard work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethlehem (9%, 6 mi), Allentown (7%, 12 mi), Palmer Township (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Old Orchard 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 Old Orchard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Old Orchard
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.