Most of Weigelstown commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
1,407 jobs are based in Weigelstown; 7,440 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Weigelstown; the top destination outside it is York (9%, 5 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Weigelstown: the gist
The better-paid jobs are outside Weigelstown
63% of Weigelstown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 32% of the jobs based in Weigelstown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Weigelstown is a place people come home to
There are 1,407 jobs based in Weigelstown, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Weigelstown has about 9,500 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Weigelstown pay little
30% of the jobs based in Weigelstown pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 31% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Weigelstown are in trade, transport and utilities, against 23% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The kinds of work in Weigelstown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weigelstown, 2013 → 2023: 1,708 → 1,407. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Weigelstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Weigelstown: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7,214 residents head out to work, 226 work right here, and 1,181 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,500 people are in Weigelstown on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Weigelstown’s working residents head each day
Where Weigelstown clocks in
9% 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.
Commuting from Weigelstown: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weigelstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,533 commuters (the 16% 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.
The commute from Weigelstown, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Weigelstown’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weigelstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weigelstown | – | — | — | 27 min | $73,722 |
| West Manchester Township | 9% | A | B− | 26 min | $89,146 |
| Shiloh | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Dover | under 2% | B | A+ | 24 min | $75,347 |
| Conewago Township | 2% | B+ | D | 28 min | $97,244 |
Same-state neighbors only. Shiloh: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to West Manchester Township. Darker towns draw more of Weigelstown’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 2023, 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 Weigelstown: questions
What is the median household income in Weigelstown?
$73,722 (±$9,539) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weigelstown?
7.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weigelstown?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weigelstown work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (9%, 5 mi), West Manchester Township (9%, 3 mi), Manchester Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Weigelstown without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weigelstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weigelstown
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.