Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

== Economy ==
[[File:Chambersburg PA water tower.png|thumb|Water tower in Chambersburg]]
The surrounding area has a large farming population, including many [[Amish]] and [[Mennonite]] families. Franklin County's largest crop is corn (maize) with 579 farms that cover {{convert|29916|acre|ha}} of land. Franklin also has 344 wheat farms and 299 [[barley]] farms which combined cover {{convert|14063|acre|ha}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropmap/pennsylvania/counties/franklin.html|title =Pennsylvania Crop Map|publisher=Purdue University|  access-date = 2007-09-21 }}</ref> Manufacturing in Chambersburg includes machinery production, metal fabrication, and food processing according to the 1997 Economic Census of Franklin County.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/epcd/ec97/pa/PA055.HTM| title=1997 Economic Census Summary Statistics for Franklin County, PA| publisher=census.gov| access-date=2007-09-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722170433/http://www.census.gov/epcd/ec97/pa/PA055.HTM| archive-date=July 22, 2014| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref> The largest sectors by payroll were manufacturing companies such as T B Wood's Inc., [[Manitowoc Cranes|Manitowoc cranes]], retail trade, and health care and social assistance. Despite suburban growth, much of the economy of the area is still largely based on agriculture.<ref name="PSA"/>

Chambersburg's retail sector has grown quickly since 2006 with the opening of retail stores near the newly built Exit 17 of Interstate 81. Several restaurants new to the region have also opened.

Chambersburg's 5 largest employers, according to the Borough's Consolidated Annual Financial Report were in 2017: Summit Health Services/Chambersburg Hospital with 3,600 employees, the Chambersburg Area School District with 1,125 employees, Menno Haven retirement community with 705 employees, Franklin County government with 690 employees, and Ventura Foods with 630 employees<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.borough.chambersburg.pa.us/pdf/2017%20BOC%20Financial%20Statements%20-%20Final.pdf|title=The Borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania : Financial Report for the Year 2017|website=Borough.chambersburg.pa.us|access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref>

The city's location on [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]] within {{convert|100|mi|km}} of both Washington, D.C., and [[Baltimore]], Maryland encourages trucking and distribution businesses.<ref>David Brooks, One Nation, Slightly Divisible; The Atlantic Monthly; December 2001; Volume 288, No. 5; 53–65. [https://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2001/12/brooks.htm]</ref> The [[Letterkenny Army Depot]] five miles (8&nbsp;km) north of town is a major employer. [[Camp David]] also employs Chambersburg residents. In 2004 Chambersburg had a [[Per capita personal income in the United States|per capita personal income]] (PCPI) of $28,208, below the national average of $33,050.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/bearfacts/action.cfm?fips=42055&areatype=42055&yearin=2004| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929183228/https://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/bearfacts/action.cfm?fips=42055&areatype=42055&yearin=2004| url-status=dead| archive-date=2006-09-29|title =Franklin County, PA|publisher=Bureau of Economic Analysis|  access-date = 2007-09-21 }}</ref>