A job hub: Paxtonia has 2.2 jobs per working resident, and 5,594 people come in to work
The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. 5,683 jobs are based in Paxtonia, against 2,552 working residents. Only 3% stay in Paxtonia for work; outside it, Harrisburg is the main destination (14%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Paxtonia and work: the main findings
Paxtonia is where the jobs are
Paxtonia has 5,683 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,200 people are in town, 77% more than the 4,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
Paxtonia draws workers from far and wide
The 5,683 jobs in Paxtonia are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 33%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Paxtonia are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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.
The daily commute in and out of Paxtonia
On a workday 2,463 residents head out to work and 89 work right here.
About 7,200 people are in Paxtonia on a workday afternoon, 77% more 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.
Where Paxtonia’s workers come from
Where Paxtonia clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
The kinds of work in Paxtonia
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paxtonia, 2014 → 2024: 5,799 → 5,683. 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 Paxtonia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Paxtonia, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paxtonia workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,812 commuters (the 20% 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 Paxtonia’s workers travel
About 17% 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.
The towns around Paxtonia
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paxtonia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxtonia | – | — | — | 22 min | $102,594 |
| Colonial Park | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Linglestown | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colonial Park and Linglestown: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Paxtonia’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 Paxtonia: questions
What is the median household income in Paxtonia?
$102,594 (±$26,136) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paxtonia?
11.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paxtonia?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paxtonia work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (14%, 6 mi), Lower Paxton Township (12%, 1 mi), Derry Township (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Paxtonia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paxtonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paxtonia
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.