Work & commute · West Caln

Work & commute in West Caln, PA

Most working residents leave West Caln for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (5%), West Goshen (4%) and West Whiteland (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

193 of 3,969 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

36 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

22%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,776 West Caln residents head out of town to work, 193 work right here, and 698 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Caln.

3,776live here, work elsewhere

193live and work here

698work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Caln goes to work

West Caln (in town)right here

5%193

Philadelphia39.7 mi away

5%181

West Goshen15.6 mi away

4%171

West Whiteland14.1 mi away

4%152

Tredyffrin23.1 mi away

3%133

Caln6.6 mi away

3%132

Uwchlan11.5 mi away

3%123

East Whiteland17.5 mi away

3%105

West Brandywine4.2 mi away

3%100

Downingtown9.7 mi away

2%92

Everywhere elseother towns and states

65%2,587

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

How far

How far West Caln commutes

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

28%

42%

21%

28%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Caln is a commuter town

0.22jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Caln are

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

Jobs based in West Caln

891 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)43%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)40%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs West Caln residents hold

3,969 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month66%

+36%

Jobs based in West Caln, 2013 → 2023: 657 → 891. 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.