Photo: Gplefka · Public domainMost of Bushkill Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns. Employers in Bushkill Township report 1,126 jobs, against 4,171 working residents. For jobs and income Bushkill Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bushkill Township: the gist
Bushkill Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bushkill Township went from 628 in 2013 to 1,126 in 2023, +79%. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Bushkill Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Bethlehem, gets only 7% of working residents, and 60% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Bushkill Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Bushkill Township
Household income is its strongest input ($120,522, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, 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, Bushkill Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The kinds of work in Bushkill Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bushkill Township, 2013 → 2023: 628 → 1,126. 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 Bushkill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
7% of working residents work in Bethlehem
Where Bushkill Township clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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.
Bushkill Township by day and by night
On a workday 3,928 residents head out to work, 243 work right here, and 883 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in Bushkill Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting from Bushkill Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bushkill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,541 commuters (the 17% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Bushkill 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.
In Bushkill Township, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,273 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). 2.7% of Bushkill Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Bushkill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bushkill Township places 425th of 2,927 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 6,100 to 11,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 20 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 54 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 60 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 423 | Ball Township IL | 7,588 | $141K | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1% | A |
| 424 | Cohasset MA | 8,461 | $199K | 3.0% | 4.6% | 10% | A |
| 425 | Bushkill Township PA | 8,739 | $121K | 4.1% | 3.1% | 6% | A |
| 426 | Los Altos Hills CA | 8,419 | $250K | 7.3% | 3.5% | 3% | A |
| 427 | Pompton Lakes NJ | 11,246 | $124K | 8.4% | 3.1% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,927 | 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 Bushkill Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Bushkill Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Upper Nazareth Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bushkill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushkill Township | – | A | D | 29 min | $120,522 |
| Moore Township | under 3% | A | D | 27 min | $102,789 |
| Upper Nazareth Township | 3% | A+ | C | 25 min | $121,969 |
| Ross Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 34 min | $64,392 |
| Plainfield Township | under 3% | B | C | 24 min | $87,230 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bushkill 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 Bushkill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bushkill Township?
$120,522 (±$7,831) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bushkill Township?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bushkill Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bushkill Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethlehem (7%, 12 mi), Allentown (5%, 16 mi), Nazareth (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bushkill Township walkable?
Bushkill Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bushkill Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bushkill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bushkill 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.