Jobs and earnings in Schaefferstown, and the trip to work
Working residents average 29 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 5% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). Only 3% work in Schaefferstown itself; outside it, Heidelberg Township draws the most (8%, 0 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Schaefferstown, in brief
Stores, warehouses and trucking
58% of the jobs in Schaefferstown are in trade, transport and utilities, against 27% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Schaefferstown pay little
38% of the jobs based in Schaefferstown pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 34% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Schaefferstown
64% of Schaefferstown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 33% of the jobs based in Schaefferstown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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 394 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs in Schaefferstown: what the 374 are
374 jobs are based in Schaefferstown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schaefferstown, 2013 → 2023: 103 → 374. 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 Schaefferstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Schaefferstown
On a workday 382 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 362 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 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.
Where people from Schaefferstown work
Where Schaefferstown clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Commuting from Schaefferstown: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schaefferstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 549 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.
How many miles Schaefferstown commutes
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.
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 Schaefferstown: questions
What is the median household income in Schaefferstown?
$99,336 (±$22,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schaefferstown?
2.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schaefferstown?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schaefferstown work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Heidelberg Township (8%, 0 mi), Jackson Township (8%, 6 mi), South Lebanon Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Schaefferstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Schaefferstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schaefferstown
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.