Fewer people are out of work in Quarryville (2.8%) than in 73% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Quarryville itself; outside it, Lancaster draws the most (6%, 12 miles). Quarryville grades B for jobs and income and A for walkability. Home is the office for 5% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The four measures behind Quarryville’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Quarryville is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #609 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Quarryville’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (14.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Quarryville could be anywhere from C to A−.
In and out of Quarryville on a workday
On a workday 1,166 residents head out to work, 75 work right here, and 840 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Quarryville on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.74 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Quarryville goes to work
Where Quarryville clocks in
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.
What the 915 jobs in Quarryville are
915 jobs are based in Quarryville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Quarryville, 2014 → 2024: 859 → 915. 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 Quarryville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Quarryville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,402 commuters (the 5% 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 Quarryville to work
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.
Quarryville is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Quarryville is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #210 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Quarryville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,473 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.9% of Quarryville households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Quarryville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Quarryville is 1,909th among 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,907 | Brewster NY | 2,509 | $63K | 14.4% | 2.3% | 5% | B |
| 1,908 | Flat Rock NC | 3,643 | $95K | 7.6% | 5.1% | 4% | B |
| 1,909 | Quarryville PA | 2,871 | $80K | 14.3% | 2.8% | 6% | B |
| 1,910 | Pantego TX | 2,440 | $71K | 14.7% | 4.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,911 | Gerrish Township MI | 2,839 | $96K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 8% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Quarryville, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around Quarryville
The biggest share goes to East Drumore Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Quarryville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarryville | – | B | A | 24 min | $79,744 |
| East Drumore Township | 4% | B | B | 28 min | $78,844 |
| Eden Township | 3% | A− | B | 27 min | $91,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Quarryville’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 Quarryville: questions
What is the median household income in Quarryville?
$79,744 (±$8,114) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Quarryville?
14.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Quarryville?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Quarryville work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (6%, 12 mi), East Drumore Township (4%, 3 mi), Providence Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Quarryville walkable?
Quarryville is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.8 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Quarryville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Quarryville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Quarryville
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.