Work & commute · Hamiltonban

Work & commute in Hamiltonban, PA

Most working residents leave Hamiltonban for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Gettysburg (5%), Fairfield (4%) and Frederick (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

53 of 1,046 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

42 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 993 Hamiltonban residents head out of town to work, 53 work right here, and 630 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hamiltonban.

993live here, work elsewhere

53live and work here

630work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hamiltonban goes to work

Gettysburg10.3 mi away

5%54

Hamiltonban (in town)right here

5%53

Fairfield3.1 mi away

4%45

Frederick, MD25.2 mi away

4%41

Cumberland9.2 mi away

4%39

Washington8 mi away

3%34

Chambersburg15.1 mi away

3%31

Emmitsburg, MD8.7 mi away

3%29

Straban14.5 mi away

3%28

Waynesboro9.1 mi away

2%18

Everywhere elseother towns and states

64%674

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

How far

How far Hamiltonban commutes

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

25%

35%

19%

21%

25%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hamiltonban is a commuter town

0.65jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Hamiltonban are

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

Jobs based in Hamiltonban

683 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)53%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Hamiltonban residents hold

1,046 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−30%

Jobs based in Hamiltonban, 2013 → 2023: 970 → 683. 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.