Work & commute · Caln

Work & commute in Caln, PA

Most working residents leave Caln for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (7%), West Goshen (5%) and West Whiteland (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

377 of 6,954 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,577 Caln residents head out of town to work, 377 work right here, and 4,904 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Caln.

6,577live here, work elsewhere

377live and work here

4,904work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Caln goes to work

Philadelphia33.3 mi away

7%517

Caln (in town)right here

5%377

West Goshen9 mi away

5%376

West Whiteland7.9 mi away

5%375

Tredyffrin17.1 mi away

5%325

Uwchlan6 mi away

5%318

East Whiteland11.5 mi away

4%261

Downingtown3.2 mi away

3%224

Upper Merion21.1 mi away

3%218

East Caln4.6 mi away

2%167

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%3,796

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Caln commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

37%

36%

19%

37%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Caln is balanced between jobs and homes

0.76jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Caln are

5,281 jobs are based in Caln. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Caln’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Caln

5,281 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Caln residents hold

6,954 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month71%

−20%

Jobs based in Caln, 2013 → 2023: 6,579 → 5,281. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.