Photo: Schoeneck (Uploads) · Public domainMost of Schoeneck commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 27 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Schoeneck report 190 jobs, against 493 working residents. Hardly any stay in Schoeneck for work; outside it, East Cocalico Township is the main destination (9%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Schoeneck, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 489 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 186 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in Schoeneck on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Schoeneck’s working residents head each day
Where Schoeneck 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.
72% of the jobs in Schoeneck pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schoeneck, 2013 → 2023: 210 → 190. 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 Schoeneck’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Schoeneck spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schoeneck workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 364 commuters (the 10% 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.
Schoeneck’s commute, mile by mile
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 Schoeneck: questions
What is the median household income in Schoeneck?
$138,269 (±$26,128) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schoeneck?
2.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schoeneck?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schoeneck work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Cocalico Township (9%, 4 mi), Ephrata (8%, 4 mi), Ephrata Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Schoeneck 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 Schoeneck, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schoeneck
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.