Work & commute · Orrstown

Work & commute in Orrstown, PA

Most working residents leave Orrstown for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Chambersburg (11%), Shippensburg (8%) and South Middleton (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 101 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 101 Orrstown residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Orrstown.

101live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

49work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Orrstown goes to work

Chambersburg9.2 mi away

11%11

Shippensburg4.5 mi away

8%8

South Middleton23.9 mi away

5%5

Southampton4.1 mi away

5%5

Greene7.6 mi away

5%5

Shippensburg5.4 mi away

4%4

Guilford12 mi away

4%4

Southampton8 mi away

3%3

Carlisle23.5 mi away

2%2

Pittsburgh127.6 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%52

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

How far

How far Orrstown commutes

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

39%

21%

16%

23%

39%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Orrstown is a commuter town

0.49jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Orrstown are

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

Jobs based in Orrstown

49 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Orrstown residents hold

101 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+40%

Jobs based in Orrstown, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 49. 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.