Conestoga Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income A−: better than 78% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #333 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability C: more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns · #802 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Household incomes here are higher than in 71% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in Conestoga Township; the top destination outside it is Lancaster (13%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Conestoga Township
Conestoga Township is a place people come home to
There are 381 jobs based in Conestoga Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Conestoga Township has about 2,500 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Conestoga Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 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.
What’s behind Conestoga Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Conestoga Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #333 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Conestoga Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Conestoga Township could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Conestoga Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,712 residents head out to work, 85 work right here, and 296 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Conestoga Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.21 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.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Conestoga Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,742 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
13% of working residents work in Lancaster
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Conestoga Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 381 jobs in Conestoga Township are
381 jobs are based in Conestoga Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Conestoga Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Conestoga Township, 2013 → 2023: 288 → 381. 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.
Half of Conestoga Township commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Conestoga Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Conestoga Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #802 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% 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 2,169 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 0.0 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). 2.7% of Conestoga Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Conestoga Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Conestoga Township is 944th of 4,364 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,300 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Conestoga Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 64 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 942 | Chichester NH | 2,834 | $109K | 6.0% | 2.2% | 5% | A− |
| 943 | Delaware Township OH | 2,915 | $75K | 9.8% | 0.9% | 2% | A− |
| 944 | Conestoga Township PA | 3,916 | $93K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 5% | A− |
| 945 | Martic Township PA | 5,135 | $93K | 9.5% | 0.4% | 6% | A− |
| 946 | Gray Summit MO | 2,991 | $66K | 4.2% | 2.2% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,364 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Conestoga Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Manor Township (4%). Darker towns draw more of Conestoga Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Conestoga Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conestoga Township | – | A− | C | 31 min | $93,152 |
| Martic Township | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $93,041 |
| Manor Township | 4% | A− | C | 25 min | $89,917 |
| Pequea Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $109,447 |
| Chanceford Township | under 2% | A− | D | 35 min | $94,424 |
| Lower Chanceford Township | under 2% | A− | D | 42 min | $105,909 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Conestoga Township: questions
What is the median household income in Conestoga Township?
$93,152 (±$20,911) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Conestoga Township?
6.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Conestoga Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Conestoga Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (13%, 8 mi), East Hempfield Township (6%, 10 mi), West Lampeter Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Conestoga Township walkable?
Conestoga Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Conestoga 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 Conestoga Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Conestoga 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.