Unemployment in Armagh Township (2.8%) is lower than in 73% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Armagh Township is better than 34% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (D). Home is the office for 1% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). About one in seven work in Armagh Township; the top destination outside it is Derry Township (7%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Armagh Township apart on work
Armagh Township makes and builds things
72% of the jobs based in Armagh Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Armagh Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 33%. The jobs ↓
Armagh Township trades workers with the towns around it
Armagh Township has about as many jobs (1,451) as working residents (1,701), but they are mostly different people: 1,491 residents leave for work each day while 1,241 people come in. Only 14% of the jobs in Armagh Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Few Armagh Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Armagh Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Armagh Township went from 991 in 2013 to 1,451 in 2023, +46%. The jobs ↓
Armagh 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Armagh Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Unemployment holds Armagh Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (21.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Armagh Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Armagh Township makes things: 72% of its jobs are in goods
1,451 jobs are based in Armagh Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Armagh Township, 2013 → 2023: 991 → 1,451. 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 Armagh Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Armagh Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,491 residents head out to work, 210 work right here, and 1,241 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Armagh Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Armagh Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,889 commuters (the 1% 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.
Where Armagh Township’s working residents head each day
Where Armagh Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Armagh Township
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 of Armagh Township commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,901 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). 11.7% of Armagh Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Armagh Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Armagh Township next to U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500: 2,754th of 4,023 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,752 | Crane TX | 3,303 | $73K | 14.7% | 3.6% | 12% | C |
| 2,753 | Mussey Township MI | 4,177 | $66K | 5.9% | 7.8% | 5% | C |
| 2,754 | Armagh Township PA | 4,088 | $74K | 21.2% | 2.8% | 12% | C |
| 2,755 | Osage Beach MO | 5,079 | $56K | 12.8% | 2.7% | 30% | C |
| 2,756 | Boyertown PA | 4,333 | $57K | 11.1% | 8.3% | 7% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Armagh Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 13% of Armagh Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Armagh Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh Township | – | C | D | 31 min | $74,278 |
| Decatur Township | under 2% | C | C− | 27 min | $61,302 |
| Derry Township | 7% | B | B− | 19 min | $69,070 |
| Potter Township | under 2% | B | C− | 25 min | $75,385 |
| Haines Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 31 min | $76,667 |
| Hartley Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $67,356 |
| Gregg Township | under 2% | B− | B | 29 min | $67,292 |
| West Beaver Township | under 2% | D | D | 29 min | $49,886 |
| Brown Township | 6% | B− | B− | 27 min | $79,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Derry Township. Darker towns draw more of Armagh 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 Armagh Township: questions
What is the median household income in Armagh Township?
$74,278 (±$12,576) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Armagh Township?
21.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Armagh Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Armagh Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Derry Township (7%, 9 mi), Lewistown (7%, 12 mi), Brown Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Armagh Township walkable?
Armagh Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Armagh Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Armagh Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Armagh 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.