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 4.0At 0.8%, unemployment in Clay Township is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). The two grades for Clay Township are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 8% work in Clay Township; the top destination outside it is Ephrata (5%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Clay Township, in brief
No single place dominates Clay Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Ephrata, gets only 5% of working residents, and 57% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Clay Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
37% of the jobs based in Clay Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 25% of Clay Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Clay Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Clay Township went from 1,396 in 2013 to 1,955 in 2023, +40%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
40% of the jobs in Clay Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
Inside Clay Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clay Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #183 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($84,389, U.S. $80,734). 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, Clay Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where people from Clay Township work
Where Clay Township clocks in
5% 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.
30% of the jobs in Clay Township make or build things
1,955 jobs are based in Clay Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clay Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,396 → 1,955. 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 Clay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Clay Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,734 residents head out to work, 235 work right here, and 1,720 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in Clay Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
The trip to work from Clay Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clay Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,817 commuters (the 15% 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 distance from Clay Township to work
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.
Getting around Clay Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clay Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #908 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,311 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). 3.9% of Clay Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clay Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Clay Township is 458th of 3,164 U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 80 | London Grove Township PA | 9,047 | $176K | 1.8% | 0.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 456 | Berkley MA | 6,950 | $144K | 2.1% | 5.0% | 5% | A |
| 457 | O'Hara Township PA | 8,909 | $117K | 5.4% | 3.9% | 7% | A |
| 458 | Clay Township PA | 7,081 | $84K | 5.4% | 0.8% | 8% | A |
| 459 | Geneva WI | 5,443 | $96K | 3.5% | 2.3% | 5% | A |
| 460 | Piedmont OK | 9,427 | $104K | 2.6% | 3.3% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,164 | 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 Clay Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Clay Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | – | A | C− | 28 min | $84,389 |
| Elizabeth Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 22 min | $99,583 |
| West Cocalico Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 22 min | $96,480 |
| Brickerville | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Warwick Township | 3% | A | C+ | 24 min | $104,013 |
| Ephrata Township | 5% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $85,058 |
| Heidelberg Township | under 3% | A | B | 28 min | $92,103 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brickerville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ephrata Township. Darker towns draw more of Clay 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 Clay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clay Township?
$84,389 (±$10,264) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clay Township?
5.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clay Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clay Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ephrata (5%, 5 mi), Manheim Township (5%, 10 mi), Ephrata Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clay Township walkable?
Clay Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clay Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clay 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.