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Work & commute · Strasburg

Work & commute in Strasburg, PA

Most working residents leave Strasburg for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Lancaster (10%), Strasburg (8%) and East Lampeter (6%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
3%
46 of 1,331 working residents
Typical commute
9 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
20 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
10%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,285 Strasburg residents head out of town to work, 46 work right here, and 566 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Strasburg.

1,285live here, work elsewhere
46live and work here
566work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Strasburg goes to work

StrasburgEphrataLancasterPhiladelphiaEast HempfieldSalisburyWest LampeterParadiseProvidenceEast LampeterLeacockManorStrasburgUpper LeacockManheimLancasterStrasburgEast LampeterWest LampeterManheimEast HempfieldUpper LeacockLeacockPhiladelphiaStrasburg
1
Lancaster7.3 mi away
10%135
2
Strasburg1.4 mi away
8%111
3
East Lampeter4 mi away
6%81
4
West Lampeter3.8 mi away
5%73
5
Manheim9.4 mi away
5%72
6
Strasburg (in town)right here
3%46
7
East Hempfield12.5 mi away
3%42
8
Upper Leacock6.7 mi away
3%42
9
Leacock5.4 mi away
2%28
10
Philadelphia55.8 mi away
2%26
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%675

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

How far

How far Strasburg commutes

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

53%Under 10 mi
22%10–24 mi
14%25–50 mi
12%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Strasburg is a commuter town

0.46jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Strasburg are

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

Jobs based in Strasburg

612 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)9%
Trade, transport & utilities35%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less30%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%
Over $3,333 a month35%

Jobs Strasburg residents hold

1,331 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)56%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month59%