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Work & commute · District

Work & commute in District, PA

Most working residents leave District for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Maxatawny (3%), Reading (3%) and Allentown (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
9 of 752 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
27 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
12%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 743 District residents head out of town to work, 9 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in District.

743live here, work elsewhere
9live and work here
95work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where District goes to work

SoudertonNorristownWyomissingPottstownReadingAllentownPhiladelphiaSalisburyDouglassWhitemarshOleyUpper MacungieLongswampLower MacungieMaxatawnyDistrictRocklandPikeHerefordUpper MerionMaxatawnyReadingAllentownUpper MacungieLower MacungieOleyDouglassWyomissingPottstownSalisburyDistrict
1
Maxatawny7.9 mi away
3%26
2
Reading15.6 mi away
3%22
3
Allentown14.5 mi away
3%20
4
Upper Macungie9.5 mi away
3%20
5
Lower Macungie8.3 mi away
3%20
6
Oley7.2 mi away
3%19
7
Douglass7.1 mi away
2%17
8
Wyomissing17.7 mi away
2%15
9
Pottstown12.7 mi away
2%15
10
Salisbury16.4 mi away
2%15
Everywhere elseother towns and states
75%563

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

How far

How far District commutes

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

27%Under 10 mi
45%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
10%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

District is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.14 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in District are

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

Jobs based in District

104 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)38%
Trade, transport & utilities56%
Services (health, schools, offices…)6%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%
Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs District residents hold

752 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%
Over $3,333 a month65%