Most of Penryn commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 107 jobs in Penryn; 438 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Penryn itself; outside it, Penn Township draws the most (11%, 1 miles). Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Penryn
Penryn is a place people come home to
There are 107 jobs based in Penryn, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Penryn has about 930 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Penryn workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 438 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Penryn, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 437 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Penryn on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
How long Penryn spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Penryn workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 623 commuters (the 2% 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 towns that employ Penryn’s residents
Where Penryn clocks in
11% of workers
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.
A place that makes things: 54% of Penryn’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Penryn, 2013 → 2023: 141 → 107. 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 Penryn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Penryn 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.
Around Penryn: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Penryn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penryn | – | — | — | 28 min | $63,545 |
| Elizabeth Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 22 min | $99,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Penryn’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 Penryn: questions
What is the median household income in Penryn?
$63,545 (±$11,111) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Penryn?
1.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Penryn?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Penryn work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Penn Township (11%, 1 mi), Lancaster (7%, 11 mi), Warwick Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Penryn 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 Penryn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Penryn
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.