Photo: Jack · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in Adamstown have higher incomes than those in 87% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 26% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. 3.5% of residents are in poverty, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania. For jobs and income Adamstown is better than 95% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (B+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Adamstown, in brief
Home offices are common in Adamstown
27% of Adamstown workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Adamstown makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Adamstown are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Adamstown residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Adamstown are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania 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; with 937 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Adamstown’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Adamstown could be anywhere from A− to A+.
A commute of about 21 minutes in Adamstown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adamstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 820 commuters (the 26% 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.
35% of the jobs in Adamstown make or build things
662 jobs are based in Adamstown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adamstown, 2013 → 2023: 853 → 662. 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 Adamstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Adamstown, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 924 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 649 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Adamstown on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
12% of working residents work in East Cocalico Township
Where Adamstown clocks in
12% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
How far Adamstown goes to work
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.
Most trips from Adamstown start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% 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 1,115 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Adamstown households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Adamstown’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Adamstown is 170th of 5,234 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 29 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 168 | Minerva Park OH | 1,950 | $131K | 4.6% | 3.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 169 | Waverly Township PA | 1,856 | $151K | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 170 | Adamstown PA | 1,953 | $118K | 3.5% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 171 | Denmark Township MN | 1,906 | $148K | 2.2% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 172 | Piney Mountain VA | 2,288 | $139K | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Adamstown, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
12% of Adamstown works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adamstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown | – | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $117,554 |
| East Cocalico Township | 12% | A | C+ | 21 min | $96,875 |
| Brecknock Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 23 min | $99,238 |
| Swartzville | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Swartzville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Cocalico Township. Darker towns draw more of Adamstown’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 Adamstown: questions
What is the median household income in Adamstown?
$117,554 (±$7,868) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adamstown?
3.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adamstown?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adamstown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Cocalico Township (12%, 3 mi), Ephrata (4%, 8 mi), Denver (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Adamstown walkable?
Adamstown is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Adamstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adamstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adamstown
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.