Photo: Mvincec · Public domainAdams Township’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Adams Township A−; getting around on foot earns it B−. Below the poverty line: 6.5% of residents; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. Home is the office for 29% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Adams Township, in brief
Home offices are common in Adams Township
29% of Adams Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Adams Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Adams Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Adams Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #272 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Adams Township’s grade up ($150,173, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Adams Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Adams Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adams Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,394 commuters (the 29% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who leaves Adams Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 5,639 residents head out to work, 393 work right here, and 3,078 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Adams Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Adams Township clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Inside Adams Township’s 3,471 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adams Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,472 → 3,471. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Adams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Adams Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Adams Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Adams Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #619 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,564 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.6% of Adams Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Adams Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Adams Township ranks: 653rd of 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 15 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 26 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 34 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 651 | York ME | 14,293 | $121K | 5.8% | 2.7% | 31% | A− |
| 652 | Bedford NY | 16,933 | $196K | 8.9% | 4.4% | 10% | A− |
| 653 | Adams Township PA | 15,927 | $150K | 6.5% | 4.5% | 7% | A− |
| 654 | Pleasant Prairie WI | 21,798 | $104K | 7.1% | 3.6% | 14% | A− |
| 655 | Tiverton RI | 15,809 | $106K | 4.4% | 4.5% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Adams Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 11% of Adams Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | – | A− | B− | 31 min | $150,173 |
| Callery | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Cranberry Township | 11% | A | B− | 27 min | $125,126 |
| Seven Fields | under 2% | A | A− | 27 min | $114,000 |
| Valencia | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Middlesex Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 37 min | $114,036 |
| Forward Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 31 min | $107,386 |
Same-state neighbors only. Callery and Valencia: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cranberry Township. Darker towns draw more of Adams Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Adams Township: questions
What is the median household income in Adams Township?
$150,173 (±$9,394) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?
6.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adams Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adams Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (13%, 19 mi), Cranberry Township (11%, 5 mi), McCandless Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Adams Township walkable?
Adams Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Adams Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adams Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adams Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.