Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Rouzerville
Only 3% work in Rouzerville; the top destination outside it is Washington Township (15%, 2 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Rouzerville in brief
Few Rouzerville workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Rouzerville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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; with 374 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Getting to work from Rouzerville takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rouzerville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 239 commuters (the 4% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Rouzerville
On a workday 362 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 282 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Rouzerville on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Rouzerville to work: where people go
Where Rouzerville 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 294 jobs in Rouzerville are
294 jobs are based in Rouzerville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rouzerville, 2013 → 2023: 217 → 294. 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 Rouzerville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Rouzerville commutes less than 15 miles
About 22% 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.
How Rouzerville compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rouzerville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouzerville | – | — | — | 32 min | $34,502 |
| Pen Mar | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Wayne Heights | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pen Mar and Wayne Heights: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rouzerville’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 Rouzerville: questions
What is the median household income in Rouzerville?
$34,502 (±$21,200) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rouzerville?
13.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rouzerville?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rouzerville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington Township (15%, 2 mi), Waynesboro (10%, 3 mi), Frederick (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rouzerville without a car?
0% 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 Rouzerville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rouzerville
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.