With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of West Fairview works elsewhere
West Fairview has 33 jobs for 556 working residents. Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. For 10% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in West Fairview
West Fairview is a place people come home to
There are 33 jobs based in West Fairview, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Fairview has about 690 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most West Fairview residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of West Fairview’s working residents have a job less than 6 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 33 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
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; with 556 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through West Fairview
On a workday 556 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in West Fairview on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Miles to work from West Fairview
About 15% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
A commute of about 33 minutes in West Fairview
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Fairview workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 607 commuters (the 10% 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.
16% of working residents work in Harrisburg
Where West Fairview clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in West Fairview: what the 33 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Fairview, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 33. 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 West Fairview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door is work for 16% of West Fairview
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Fairview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Fairview | – | — | — | 33 min | $76,583 |
| Harrisburg | 16% | C− | A+ | 20 min | $48,099 |
| Enola | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Wormleysburg | under 3% | B+ | A− | 22 min | $88,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Enola: 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 Harrisburg. Darker towns draw more of West Fairview’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 West Fairview: questions
What is the median household income in West Fairview?
$76,583 (±$37,901) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Fairview?
5.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Fairview?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Fairview work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (16%, 2 mi), Hampden Township (8%, 3 mi), Lower Allen Township (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Fairview without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Fairview, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Fairview
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.