Photo: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) · CC BY-SA 2.5Brecknock Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Household incomes here are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns. 1,678 jobs are based in Brecknock Township; 3,326 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Brecknock Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Brecknock Township stands out on work
Brecknock Township makes and builds things
59% of the jobs based in Brecknock Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Brecknock Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Brecknock Township’s commute
The biggest draw, East Earl Township, gets only 8% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Brecknock Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Brecknock Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 23% of Brecknock Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Brecknock Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.2%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($99,238, U.S. $80,734). 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, Brecknock Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
A place that makes things: 59% of Brecknock Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brecknock Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,395 → 1,678. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Brecknock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
8% of working residents work in East Earl Township
Where Brecknock Township clocks in
6% 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.
Brecknock Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,028 residents head out to work, 298 work right here, and 1,380 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in Brecknock Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Brecknock Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brecknock Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,452 commuters (the 12% 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 Brecknock Township works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Brecknock Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,914 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). 7.1% of Brecknock Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brecknock Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Brecknock Township ranks: 200th of 3,051 U.S. towns of 5,400 to 10,400
| # | 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% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 198 | Webster Township MI | 6,485 | $155K | 3.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 199 | Washington Township NJ | 9,392 | $180K | 3.2% | 4.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 200 | Brecknock Township PA | 7,730 | $99K | 2.2% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| 201 | Cherry Hills Village CO | 6,389 | $250K | 2.3% | 4.4% | 7% | A+ |
| 202 | Purcellville VA | 8,890 | $165K | 4.6% | 1.4% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,051 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Brecknock Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 18% of Brecknock Township
The biggest share goes to East Earl Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brecknock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brecknock Township | – | A+ | B− | 23 min | $99,238 |
| East Cocalico Township | 6% | A | C+ | 21 min | $96,875 |
| Caernarvon Township | under 3% | A | B− | 28 min | $118,519 |
| East Earl Township | 8% | A | B | 22 min | $102,410 |
| Swartzville | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Earl Township | 4% | B+ | B+ | 19 min | $83,793 |
| Adamstown | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 21 min | $117,554 |
| Spring Township | under 3% | A | A− | 24 min | $94,837 |
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.
Darker towns draw more of Brecknock 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 2024, 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 Brecknock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brecknock Township?
$99,238 (±$11,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brecknock Township?
2.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brecknock Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brecknock Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Earl Township (8%, 5 mi), East Cocalico Township (6%, 4 mi), Earl Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Brecknock Township walkable?
Brecknock Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brecknock Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brecknock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brecknock Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.