Loux Covered Bridge · Photo: Jack Boucher · Public domainBedminster Township’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Poverty touches 3.4% of residents, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. For jobs and income Bedminster Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bedminster Township: the gist
No single place dominates Bedminster Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 7% of working residents, and 63% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Bedminster Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Bedminster Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Bedminster Township works from home
26% of Bedminster Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Bedminster Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bedminster Township went from 1,055 in 2013 to 1,510 in 2023, +43%. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Bedminster Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Bedminster Township’s grade up ($152,049, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.9%, 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, Bedminster Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
7% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Bedminster 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.
Time on the road from Bedminster Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bedminster Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,460 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.
The 1,510 jobs based in Bedminster Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bedminster Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,055 → 1,510. 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 Bedminster Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Bedminster Township by day
On a workday 3,510 residents head out to work, 165 work right here, and 1,345 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Bedminster Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.41 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.
How far it is to work from Bedminster 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.
For most of Bedminster Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 6.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,310 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). 1.5% of Bedminster Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Bedminster Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Bedminster Township ranks: 641st of 3,027 U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 22 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 57 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 639 | Northville Township IL | 7,316 | $104K | 3.7% | 2.0% | 2% | A− |
| 640 | Solon Township MI | 6,652 | $87K | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3% | A− |
| 641 | Bedminster Township PA | 7,501 | $152K | 3.4% | 5.9% | 4% | A− |
| 642 | Marina del Rey CA | 9,176 | $147K | 1.8% | 11.2% | 4% | A− |
| 643 | Lochbuie CO | 8,776 | $97K | 7.7% | 2.3% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,027 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Bedminster Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Bedminster Township
The biggest share goes to Plumstead Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bedminster Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedminster Township | – | A− | B | 34 min | $152,049 |
| Tinicum Township | under 2% | A− | B | 37 min | $122,125 |
| Haycock Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 32 min | $101,071 |
| Plumstead Township | 4% | A | B− | 32 min | $138,259 |
| East Rockhill Township | under 2% | A− | D | 38 min | $134,492 |
| Nockamixon Township | under 2% | A | B | 39 min | $104,965 |
| Plumsteadville | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Dublin | under 2% | A− | B+ | 28 min | $87,813 |
| Hilltown Township | 2% | A | B | 31 min | $133,690 |
Same-state neighbors only. Plumsteadville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bedminster 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 Bedminster Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bedminster Township?
$152,049 (±$32,447) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bedminster Township?
3.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bedminster Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bedminster Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (7%, 29 mi), Doylestown Township (7%, 9 mi), Plumstead Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bedminster Township walkable?
Bedminster Township is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bedminster Township without a car?
1% 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 Bedminster Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bedminster 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.