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Jobs & commute in Wagner

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

Hardly any work in Wagner; the top destination outside it is Lewistown (18%, 11 miles). Wagner has 5 jobs, against 49 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.

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

Day and night

Wagner on a workday afternoon

On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

49live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night58
Workday14
58live here− 49head out to work+ 5come in to work= 14on a workday

About 14 people are in Wagner on a workday afternoon, 76% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs 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 Wagner to work: where people go

Burnham: 2 residents work here (4%)Lemoyne: 1 residents work here (2%)Lewistown: 9 residents work here (18%)McClure: 2 residents work here (4%)Harrisburg: 2 residents work here (4%)Decatur Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Granville Township: 3 residents work here (6%)Swatara Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Fermanagh TownshipDerry Township: 2 residents work here (4%)East Hanover TownshipSpring Township: 2 residents work here (4%)WagnerLewistownGranville TownshipBurnhamMcClureHarrisburgDecatur TownshipWagner
1
Lewistown11.3 mi away
18%9
2
Granville Township13.8 mi away
6%3
3
Burnham9.8 mi away
4%2
4
McClure4.4 mi away
4%2
5
Harrisburg38.2 mi away
4%2
64%2
7
Swatara Township42.6 mi away
4%2
8
Derry Township8.5 mi away
4%2
9
Spring Township9.7 mi away
4%2
10
Lemoyne39.4 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%22
The top trips

Where Wagner 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

Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Wagner

Jobs based in WagnerJobs Wagner residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%39%
Trade, transport & utilities0%16%
Services: health, schools, offices0%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%22%
Over $3,333 a month80%61%

Who does it

29 or younger0%33%
30 to 5480%43%
55 and older20%24%
−17%

Jobs based in Wagner, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 5. 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 Wagner’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Wagner

Working from home
0%

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

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

Share of the 34 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

Miles to work from Wagner

10 mi25 mi50 miLewistown: 18% · 11.3 miGranville Township: 6% · 13.8 miBurnham: 4% · 9.8 miMcClure: 4% · 4.4 miHarrisburg: 4% · 38.2 miDecatur Township: 4% · 2 miSwatara Township: 4% · 42.6 miDerry Township: 4% · 8.5 miSpring Township: 4% · 9.7 miLemoyne: 2% · 39.4 miLewistown 18%Granville Township 6%Burnham 4%McClure 4%Harrisburg 4%Wagner
WagnerTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi10 residents
41%10–24 mi20 residents
24%25–50 mi12 residents
14%Over 50 mi7 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.

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 Wagner: questions

What is the median household income in Wagner?

$86,667 (±$55,636) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Wagner?

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

Where do people who live in Wagner work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lewistown (18%, 11 mi), Granville Township (6%, 14 mi), Burnham (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Wagner without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Wagner, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Wagner

Wagner 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.