Most of Stonerstown commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 76 jobs in Stonerstown, against 155 working residents. Only 1% work in Stonerstown; the top destination outside it is North Woodbury Township (6%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 35 minutes on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Stonerstown
On a workday 153 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Stonerstown on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Stonerstown’s working residents head each day
Where Stonerstown clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Stonerstown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stonerstown, 2014 → 2024: 48 → 76. 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 Stonerstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 35 minutes in Stonerstown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stonerstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 167 commuters (the 13% 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.
Half of Stonerstown commutes less than 18 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Stonerstown and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stonerstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonerstown | – | — | — | 35 min | $62,614 |
| Saxton | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Saxton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stonerstown’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 Stonerstown: questions
What is the median household income in Stonerstown?
$62,614 (±$23,349) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stonerstown?
6.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stonerstown?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stonerstown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Woodbury Township (6%, 6 mi), South Woodbury Township (6%, 9 mi), Liberty Township (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Stonerstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stonerstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stonerstown
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.