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Jobs & commute in Virginville

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

Virginville has 11 jobs; 175 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Virginville for work; outside it, Maxatawny Township is the main destination (9%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).

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

11 jobs based here
Household income
$102K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
0.0%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
0.0%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
32 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 175 working residents
Work from home
0%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

A workday in Virginville: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 175 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.

175live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
11work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night340
Workday170
340live here− 180head out to work+ 11come in to work= 170on a workday

About 170 people are in Virginville on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs 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 Virginville to work: where people go

West Reading: 4 residents work here (2%)Topton: 5 residents work here (3%)Kutztown: 8 residents work here (5%)Reading: 5 residents work here (3%)Bethel ParkAllentown: 4 residents work here (2%)North Huntingdon TownshipRichmond Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Oley TownshipPerry TownshipWest Vincent TownshipUpper Macungie Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Maidencreek TownshipPenn TownshipLower Macungie Township: 7 residents work here (4%)Exeter TownshipGreenwich Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Maxatawny Township: 16 residents work here (9%)Salem TownshipBensalem TownshipVirginvilleMaxatawny TownshipKutztownRichmond TownshipLower Macungie TownshipUpper Macungie TownshipToptonVirginville
1
Maxatawny Township5.9 mi away
9%16
2
Kutztown4.2 mi away
5%8
3
Richmond Township2.2 mi away
4%7
4
Lower Macungie Township15.3 mi away
4%7
5
Upper Macungie Township12.7 mi away
3%6
6
Topton8.2 mi away
3%5
7
Reading12.8 mi away
3%5
8
West Reading13.5 mi away
2%4
9
Allentown20.6 mi away
2%4
10
Greenwich Township3.5 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
62%109
The top trips

Where Virginville clocks in

9% of workers
5.9 mi awayMaxatawny Township16 Virginville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
4.2 mi awayKutztown8 Virginville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4% of workers
2.2 mi awayRichmond Township7 Virginville residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Making and building: 36% of jobs based in Virginville

Jobs based in VirginvilleJobs Virginville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms36%34%
Trade, transport & utilities0%21%
Services: health, schools, offices64%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less36%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%19%
Over $3,333 a month45%68%

Who does it

29 or younger0%19%
30 to 5427%50%
55 and older73%31%
−42%

Jobs based in Virginville, 2014 → 2024: 19 → 11. 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 Virginville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania

A year of commuting
246 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Virginville32 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Virginville gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 197 commuters (the 0% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Virginville

10 mi25 mi30 miMaxatawny Township: 9% · 5.9 miKutztown: 5% · 4.2 miRichmond Township: 4% · 2.2 miLower Macungie Township: 4% · 15.3 miUpper Macungie Township: 3% · 12.7 miTopton: 3% · 8.2 miReading: 3% · 12.8 miWest Reading: 2% · 13.5 miAllentown: 2% · 20.6 miGreenwich Township: 2% · 3.5 miMaxatawny Township 9%Kutztown 5%Richmond Township 4%Upper Macungie Township 3%Virginville
VirginvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
34%Under 10 mi60 residents
34%10–24 mi59 residents
25%25–50 mi43 residents
7%Over 50 mi13 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

Virginville and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to Greenwich Township (2%).

Greenwich Township: 2% of workers work herePerry Township: few work hereGreenwich TownshipPerry TownshipVirginville
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Perry Township22 min
Greenwich Township23 min
Virginville32 min
Greenwich Township2% of Virginville works herePerry Townshipunder 3% of Virginville

Jobs & commute next door

TownVirginville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Virginville–——32 min$102,019
Greenwich Township2%AB−23 min$103,393
Perry Townshipunder 3%A−C+22 min$94,531

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Virginville’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 Virginville: questions

What is the median household income in Virginville?

$102,019 (±$16,711) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Virginville?

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

How long is the commute from Virginville?

32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Virginville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maxatawny Township (9%, 6 mi), Kutztown (5%, 4 mi), Richmond Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Virginville

Virginville home →
32min commute
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RankingsTop towns in PAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.