Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Buckingham Township earn more than those in 98% of U.S. towns
For 29% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. 3.5% of residents are in poverty, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania. The two grades for Buckingham Township are A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Buckingham Township, in brief
A lot of Buckingham Township works from home
29% of Buckingham Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Buckingham 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 ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Buckingham Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Buckingham Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #65 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($190,230, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Buckingham Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
About 34 minutes each way for Buckingham Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buckingham Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,657 commuters (the 29% 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.
How a workday changes Buckingham Township
On a workday 8,699 residents head out to work, 618 work right here, and 3,857 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Buckingham Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.48 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.
10% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Buckingham Township clocks in
10% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
What the 4,475 jobs in Buckingham Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buckingham Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,287 → 4,475. 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 Buckingham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Buckingham 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.
Few in Buckingham Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Buckingham Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #520 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Buckingham Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,743 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 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% 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 Buckingham Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Buckingham Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Buckingham Township is 135th of 1,705 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 28,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | South Fayette Township PA | 18,648 | $124K | 3.6% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 133 | Jarvis Township IL | 16,209 | $118K | 2.1% | 2.8% | 9% | A+ |
| 134 | Montville Township NJ | 24,469 | $169K | 3.6% | 4.1% | 8% | A+ |
| 135 | Buckingham Township PA | 20,757 | $190K | 3.5% | 3.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 136 | Chantilly VA | 24,036 | $157K | 5.8% | 2.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 137 | Lake Mary FL | 16,789 | $109K | 3.5% | 2.6% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,705 | 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 Buckingham Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 13% of Buckingham Township
The biggest share goes to Doylestown Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buckingham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Township | – | A+ | B | 34 min | $190,230 |
| Warwick Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 32 min | $155,351 |
| Solebury Township | under 2% | A+ | A− | 32 min | $195,962 |
| Doylestown Township | 5% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $149,764 |
| Plumstead Township | 3% | A | B− | 32 min | $138,259 |
| Wrightstown Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 30 min | $188,553 |
| Doylestown | 5% | A | A+ | 24 min | $99,322 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buckingham 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 Buckingham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buckingham Township?
$190,230 (±$17,222) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buckingham Township?
3.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buckingham Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buckingham Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 22 mi), Doylestown Township (5%, 4 mi), Doylestown (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Buckingham Township walkable?
Buckingham Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Buckingham Township without a car?
2% 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 Buckingham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buckingham 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.