Work, pay and getting to work in Renningers
Working residents average 14 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Hardly any stay in Renningers for work; outside it, Pottsville is the main destination (9%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Renningers at work: what stands out
Commutes from Renningers are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Renningers pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Renningers pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Few Renningers workers work from home
Only 0% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Getting to work from Renningers takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Renningers workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 193 commuters (the 0% 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.
Renningers makes things: 33% of its jobs are in goods
344 jobs are based in Renningers.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Renningers, 2014 → 2024: 466 → 344. 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 Renningers’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Renningers by day
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 344 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Renningers on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Renningers’ residents
Where Renningers clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
How far Renningers’ workers travel
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.
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 Renningers: questions
What is the median household income in Renningers?
$110,461 (±$43,634) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Renningers?
13.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Renningers?
14 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Renningers work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pottsville (9%, 4 mi), North Manheim Township (8%, 2 mi), Schuylkill Haven (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Renningers without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Renningers, from the people who make the trip.
More of Renningers
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.