Ann Cunningham Evans House · Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Caernarvon Township (0.6%) is lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Caernarvon Township itself; outside it, East Earl Township draws the most (8%, 4 miles). For jobs and income Caernarvon Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (B−). Measured by household income, Caernarvon Township is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Caernarvon Township and work: the main findings
Caernarvon Township makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Caernarvon Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Caernarvon Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
A young workforce
30% of Caernarvon Township’s working residents are 29 or younger. 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.
The figures behind Caernarvon Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (6.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Caernarvon Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In Caernarvon Township, 41% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
854 jobs are based in Caernarvon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caernarvon Township, 2014 → 2024: 716 → 854. 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 Caernarvon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Caernarvon Township on a workday
On a workday 1,524 residents head out to work, 147 work right here, and 707 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Caernarvon Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.51 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Caernarvon Township goes to work
Where Caernarvon Township clocks in
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.
Getting to work from Caernarvon Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caernarvon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,667 commuters (the 22% 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.
Miles to work from Caernarvon Township
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.
Caernarvon Township is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.8% 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 2,147 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). 13.9% of Caernarvon Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Caernarvon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Caernarvon Township is 268th of 3,938 U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 266 | Redland AL | 4,982 | $130K | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1% | A |
| 267 | Newbury Township OH | 5,276 | $101K | 4.6% | 1.3% | 9% | A |
| 268 | Caernarvon Township PA | 4,600 | $119K | 6.5% | 0.6% | 9% | A |
| 269 | Fulton WI | 3,715 | $101K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 4% | A |
| 270 | Little Suamico WI | 5,794 | $112K | 4.2% | 0.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,938 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Caernarvon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 18% of Caernarvon Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Caernarvon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarvon Township | – | A | B− | 28 min | $118,519 |
| Brecknock Township | 3% | A+ | B− | 23 min | $99,238 |
| East Earl Township | 8% | A | B | 22 min | $102,410 |
| Salisbury Township | 3% | A | B | 27 min | $92,816 |
| Honey Brook Township | 4% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $86,212 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Earl Township. Darker towns draw more of Caernarvon 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 Caernarvon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Caernarvon Township?
$118,519 (±$16,849) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caernarvon Township?
6.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caernarvon Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caernarvon Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Earl Township (8%, 4 mi), New Holland (5%, 8 mi), Honey Brook Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Caernarvon Township walkable?
Caernarvon Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Caernarvon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caernarvon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caernarvon 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.