Most of Pen Mar commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
At 27 minutes each way, commutes from Pen Mar run about the Pennsylvania average. Pen Mar has 10 jobs, and 385 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Pen Mar for work; outside it, Waynesboro is the main destination (9%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pen Mar
The daily commute in and out of Pen Mar
On a workday 385 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 800 people are in Pen Mar on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The towns that employ Pen Mar’s residents
Where Pen Mar clocks in
6% 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.
70% of the jobs in Pen Mar pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pen Mar, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 10. 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 Pen Mar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Pen Mar takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pen Mar workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 507 commuters (the 15% 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.
The distance from Pen Mar to work
About 28% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Pen Mar and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pen Mar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pen Mar | – | — | — | 27 min | $117,825 |
| Rouzerville | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rouzerville: 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 Pen Mar’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 Pen Mar: questions
What is the median household income in Pen Mar?
$117,825 (±$65,527) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pen Mar?
1.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pen Mar?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pen Mar work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waynesboro (9%, 4 mi), Washington Township (6%, 3 mi), Frederick (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pen Mar without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pen Mar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pen Mar
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.