West Wyomissing has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). West Wyomissing has 741 jobs, against 1,787 working residents. Hardly any work in West Wyomissing itself; outside it, Reading draws the most (13%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where West Wyomissing stands out on work
Stores, warehouses and trucking
70% of the jobs in West Wyomissing are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside West Wyomissing
65% of West Wyomissing residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 35% of the jobs based in West Wyomissing pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in West Wyomissing pay little
32% of the jobs based in West Wyomissing pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 34% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Commutes from West Wyomissing are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
West Wyomissing empties out on a workday
About 2,200 people are in West Wyomissing on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 3,300 who live here: 1,800 head out to work and 730 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs in West Wyomissing: what the 741 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Wyomissing, 2014 → 2024: 768 → 741. 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 West Wyomissing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long West Wyomissing spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Wyomissing workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,540 commuters (the 11% 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.
West Wyomissing quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,776 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 730 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in West Wyomissing on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where West Wyomissing goes to work
Where West Wyomissing clocks in
13% of workers
6% 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.
Miles to work from West Wyomissing
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.
The towns around West Wyomissing
The biggest share goes to Wyomissing (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Wyomissing workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wyomissing | – | — | — | 21 min | $82,192 |
| Wyomissing | 6% | A | B+ | 20 min | $93,203 |
| Lincoln Park | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Sinking Spring | under 2% | A | B− | 23 min | $82,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Park: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Wyomissing’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in West Wyomissing: questions
What is the median household income in West Wyomissing?
$82,192 (±$7,307) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Wyomissing?
7.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Wyomissing?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Wyomissing work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reading (13%, 4 mi), Spring Township (9%, 2 mi), West Reading (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Wyomissing without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Wyomissing, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Wyomissing
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.