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Jobs & commute in Timber Hills

Timber Hills has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

21 jobs are based in Timber Hills, against 181 working residents. Hardly any work in Timber Hills; the top destination outside it is Derry Township (24%, 9 miles). Home is the office for 50% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Timber Hills quiets down on a workday

On a workday 181 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.

181live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
21work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night310
Workday150
310live here− 180head out to work+ 21come in to work= 150on a workday

About 150 people are in Timber Hills on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Timber Hills to work: where people go

New YorkMount GretnaFleetwoodPalmyraEphrataLebanon: 8 residents work here (4%)Harrisburg: 8 residents work here (4%)Silver Spring TownshipLower Swatara Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Susquehanna Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Lower Paxton Township: 4 residents work here (2%)North Londonderry Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Union Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Derry Township: 43 residents work here (24%)Swatara Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Annville TownshipMount Joy TownshipSouth Annville TownshipSouth Londonderry Township: 11 residents work here (6%)Timber HillsDerry TownshipSouth Londonderry TownshipLebanonHarrisburgSusquehanna TownshipSwatara TownshipTimber Hills
124%43
3
Lebanon7.5 mi away
4%8
4
Harrisburg21.2 mi away
4%8
53%6
6
Swatara Township16.9 mi away
3%6
73%5
8
Union Township15 mi away
3%5
92%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%81
The top trips

Where Timber Hills clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Most jobs in Timber Hills are in services

Jobs based in Timber HillsJobs Timber Hills residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%18%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices100%66%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less62%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month10%18%
Over $3,333 a month29%70%

Who does it

29 or younger24%18%
30 to 5438%58%
55 and older38%24%
+50%

Jobs based in Timber Hills, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 21. 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 Timber Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Timber Hills

Working from home
50%

of Timber Hills workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 5 in 10
How Timber Hills gets to work
100%Other

Share of the 38 commuters (the 50% 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 far

How far it is to work from Timber Hills

10 mi25 mi30 miDerry Township: 24% · 9 miSouth Londonderry Township: 6% · 3 miLebanon: 4% · 7.5 miHarrisburg: 4% · 21.2 miSusquehanna Township: 3% · 20.9 miSwatara Township: 3% · 16.9 miLower Swatara Township: 3% · 14.5 miUnion Township: 3% · 15 miLower Paxton Township: 2% · 17.5 miNorth Londonderry Township: 2% · 7.3 miDerry Township 24%Lebanon 4%Susquehanna Township 3%Timber Hills
Timber HillsTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi52 residents
52%10–24 mi94 residents
9%25–50 mi16 residents
10%Over 50 mi19 residents

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

Timber Hills and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownTimber Hills workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Timber Hills–———$139,833
Mount Gretnaunder 3%——29 min—
South Annville Townshipunder 3%BC+20 min$100,239

Same-state neighbors only. Mount Gretna: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Timber Hills’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Timber Hills: questions

What is the median household income in Timber Hills?

$139,833 (±$77,206) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Timber Hills?

0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Timber Hills work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Derry Township (24%, 9 mi), South Londonderry Township (6%, 3 mi), Lebanon (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Timber Hills 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 Timber Hills, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Timber Hills

Timber Hills home →

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.