Commute Patterns in Reading, PA
Explore where Reading workers live and where residents commute to work. The average commute in this area is 26 minutes. About 102,856 workers both live and work locally.
26
Avg Minutes
73.9%
Drive Alone
7.5%
Work from Home
5.9%
Public Transit
Where Do Reading Workers Live?
Top counties where workers commute from to jobs in Reading's county. Based on LODES origin-destination employment data.
Origin County Workers
- 1Lancaster County8,423workers
- 2Montgomery County8,008workers
- 3Schuylkill County6,783workers
- 4Lehigh County5,696workers
- 5Chester County5,209workers
- 6Lebanon County3,807workers
- 7Philadelphia County2,728workers
- 8York County2,133workers
- 9Bucks County2,129workers
- 10Northampton County2,113workers
Where Do Reading Workers Commute?
Top counties where Reading workers commute to for their jobs.
Destination County Workers
- 1Montgomery County18,432workers
- 2Lehigh County11,984workers
- 3Lancaster County11,018workers
- 4Chester County10,364workers
- 5Lebanon County3,974workers
- 6Philadelphia County3,403workers
- 7Bucks County3,293workers
- 8Dauphin County3,046workers
- 9Northampton County2,667workers
- 10Delaware County2,361workers
Commute Time Distribution
How long Reading workers spend commuting each day, based on 96,669 workers.
Under 15 min 29.8% (28,813)
15-29 min 43.0% (41,586)
30-44 min 15.1% (14,629)
45-59 min 4.9% (4,732)
60+ min 7.1% (6,909)
How Workers Get to Work
Transportation modes for 209,064 workers in the Reading area.
🚗 Drove Alone
73.9% (154,526)
🏠 Work from Home
7.5% (15,726)
🚌 Public Transit
5.9% (12,272)
🚶 Walked
1.7% (3,533)
🚲 Other
11.0% (23,007)