Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) · CC BY-SA 2.5Aston Township has higher unemployment (6.2%) than 76% of U.S. towns
Only 8% stay in Aston Township for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (14%, 19 miles). Jobs and income earn Aston Township B+; getting around on foot earns it A−. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Aston Township in brief
What’s behind Aston Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Aston Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #399 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Aston Township’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Aston Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Commuting out of Aston Township: the destinations
Where Aston Township clocks in
14% 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.
Aston Township by day and by night
On a workday 7,319 residents head out to work, 597 work right here, and 5,429 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Aston Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 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.
Jobs in Aston Township: what the 6,026 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aston Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,431 → 6,026. 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 Aston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Aston Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aston Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,089 commuters (the 15% 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 in the region Aston Township works
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.
Aston Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Aston Township is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns, #330 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% 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 8,356 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 63% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 8% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 1.7% of Aston Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Aston Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Aston Township is 794th of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 792 | Godfrey IL | 17,620 | $95K | 6.4% | 4.6% | 7% | B+ |
| 793 | Tomball TX | 15,768 | $79K | 9.2% | 3.3% | 12% | B+ |
| 794 | Aston Township PA | 16,760 | $99K | 6.0% | 6.2% | 8% | B+ |
| 795 | Viera East FL | 12,570 | $92K | 3.5% | 4.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 796 | Lake Stickney WA | 15,890 | $94K | 10.9% | 3.6% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | 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 Aston Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Aston Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Concord Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Township | – | B+ | A− | 27 min | $98,758 |
| Middletown Township | 3% | A+ | A | 30 min | $129,300 |
| Chester Township | under 2% | C+ | A | 19 min | $58,125 |
| Chester Heights | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $104,009 |
| Brookhaven | under 2% | A | A− | 27 min | $91,042 |
| Upper Chichester Township | 2% | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $92,371 |
| Concord Township | 4% | A+ | B | 25 min | $132,303 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 29 min | $177,137 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aston 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 Aston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Aston Township?
$98,758 (±$9,311) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aston Township?
6.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aston Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aston Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (14%, 19 mi), Concord Township (4%, 4 mi), Middletown Township (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Aston Township walkable?
Aston Township is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Aston Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aston 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.