Jobs and earnings in Salunga, and the trip to work
Only 2% work in Salunga; the top destination outside it is East Hempfield Township (14%, 2 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. Salunga has 950 jobs; 1,412 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Salunga
A place that makes things: 40% of Salunga’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salunga, 2013 → 2023: 993 → 950. 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 Salunga’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Salunga for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,390 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 928 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Salunga on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.67 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Salunga: the destinations
Where Salunga clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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 commute of about 26 minutes in Salunga
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salunga workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,417 commuters (the 11% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Salunga
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.
Work in the towns next to Salunga
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salunga workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salunga | – | — | — | 26 min | $61,442 |
| Landisville | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Landisville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salunga’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 Salunga: questions
What is the median household income in Salunga?
$61,442 (±$40,088) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salunga?
12.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salunga?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salunga work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Hempfield Township (14%, 2 mi), Lancaster (12%, 8 mi), Manheim Township (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Salunga 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 Salunga, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salunga
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.