Employment
The Harrisburg metropolitan area serves as the corporate headquarters for several world companies including Hershey Foods Corp., Rite Aid, Inc. and Harsco Corp. as well as the AMP Division of Tyco Electronics Corporation. Harrisburg’s largest employers include:
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Government
- Hershey Foods Corporation
- Highmark Blue Shield
- Tyco Electronics Corporation
- PinnacleHealth
- EDS Corporation
- RiteAid Corporation
- County of Dauphin
- Fry Communications
- Capital Blue Cross
- PA Steel Technologies
- Roadway Express
- Bookspan
- Holy Spirit Health System
- County of Cumberland
- Harrisburg School District
- West Shore School District
- ABF Freight Systems
Transportation: Harrisburg is the center of transportation for South Central Pennsylvania and is served by Interstates 83, 81 and 78, the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Highways 283, 11/15 and 22/322. Air travel is accessible via the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority, the Capital City Executive Airport and the Harrisburg International Airport. Passenger rail service is available through Amtrak and local bus transportation is available through the Capital Area Transit system. Currently Harrisburg is developing a mass transit system called CorridorOne, which will link the city with Lancaster, PA (mid 2006) and Carlisle, PA (mid 2007).
Population: 48,950
Median Household Income: $26,920
Median Family Income: $29,556
Per Capita Income: $15,757
Latitude: 40°16'11" North
Longitude: 76°52'32" West