Wiconsico has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
60 jobs are based in Wiconsico, and 329 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Wiconsico for work; outside it, Washington Township is the main destination (7%, 7 miles). 2% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Wiconsico, in brief
Wiconsico is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Wiconsico, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wiconsico has about 470 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Wiconsico workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 329 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Wiconsico: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 327 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Wiconsico on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
How long Wiconsico spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wiconsico workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 316 commuters (the 2% 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.
Out of Wiconsico to work: where people go
Where Wiconsico clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Most jobs in Wiconsico are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wiconsico, 2014 → 2024: 30 → 60. 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 Wiconsico’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wiconsico’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Wiconsico
The biggest share goes to Lykens (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Wiconsico’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 Wiconsico: questions
What is the median household income in Wiconsico?
$71,250 (±$23,499) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wiconsico?
7.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wiconsico?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wiconsico work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington Township (7%, 7 mi), Harrisburg (6%, 23 mi), Gratz (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wiconsico without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wiconsico, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wiconsico
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.