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The average commute takes 39 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Hardly any work in South Temple itself; outside it, Reading draws the most (12%, 4 miles). 538 jobs are based in South Temple, against 717 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in South Temple: the figures worth knowing
Short distances, slow trips
Half of South Temple’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 39 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside South Temple
63% of South Temple residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 25% of the jobs based in South Temple pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in South Temple pay little
29% of the jobs based in South Temple pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 38% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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 717 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
South Temple’s commute takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Temple workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 681 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.
In South Temple, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Temple, 2014 → 2024: 675 → 538. 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 South Temple’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves South Temple for work, and who comes in
On a workday 711 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 532 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in South Temple on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 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.
Commuting out of South Temple: the destinations
Where South Temple clocks in
12% of workers
12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from South Temple
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.
Next door to South Temple
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Temple workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Temple | – | — | — | 39 min | $85,753 |
| Temple | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Laureldale | under 3% | B− | B+ | 26 min | $69,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Temple: 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 South Temple’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 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 South Temple: questions
What is the median household income in South Temple?
$85,753 (±$15,928) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Temple?
11.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Temple?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Temple work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reading (12%, 4 mi), Muhlenberg Township (12%, 0 mi), Maxatawny Township (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around South Temple without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Temple, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Temple
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.