Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Reamstown has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 847 jobs in Reamstown, against 1,521 working residents. Only 3% work in Reamstown itself; outside it, East Cocalico Township draws the most (16%, 1 miles). Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Reamstown, in brief
Jobs in Reamstown have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Reamstown went from 369 in 2013 to 847 in 2023, +130%. The jobs ↓
Reamstown makes and builds things
51% of the jobs based in Reamstown are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Reamstown residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Reamstown are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Factories, building and farms: 51% of the jobs in Reamstown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reamstown, 2013 → 2023: 369 → 847. 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 Reamstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Reamstown: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reamstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,520 commuters (the 14% 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.
Reamstown by day and by night
On a workday 1,481 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 807 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Reamstown on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where the trip to work from Reamstown ends
Where Reamstown clocks in
16% of workers
5% of workers
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.
The distance from Reamstown 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.
How Reamstown compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Denver (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Reamstown’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 Reamstown: questions
What is the median household income in Reamstown?
$96,083 (±$33,420) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reamstown?
5.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reamstown?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reamstown work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Cocalico Township (16%, 1 mi), Ephrata (5%, 4 mi), Denver (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Reamstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reamstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reamstown
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.