Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Cook Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Cook Township is better than 67% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (B). 198 jobs are based in Cook Township, against 760 working residents. 6% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cook Township at work: what stands out
Cook Township is a place people come home to
There are 198 jobs based in Cook Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cook Township has about 1,300 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cook Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 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; with 760 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Cook Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Cook Township’s grade up (2.2%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($70,875, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cook Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Cook Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 739 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 177 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Cook Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Getting to work from Cook Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cook Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,225 commuters (the 6% 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.
8% of working residents work in Donegal Township
Where Cook Township clocks in
8% 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.
Jobs in Cook Township: what the 198 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cook Township, 2013 → 2023: 181 → 198. 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 Cook Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Cook 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.
For most of Cook Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,299 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). 2.4% of Cook Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cook Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Cook Township ranks: 1,324th of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 36 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,322 | Las Campanas NM | 2,119 | $205K | 8.9% | 2.1% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,323 | Chester Township MI | 2,117 | $80K | 8.0% | 3.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,324 | Cook Township PA | 1,836 | $71K | 5.9% | 2.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,325 | Port Washington WI | 1,601 | $83K | 10.6% | 2.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,326 | Carthage IL | 2,393 | $77K | 6.7% | 0.1% | 31% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Cook Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 20% of Cook Township
The biggest share goes to Donegal Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cook Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Township | – | B+ | B | 32 min | $70,875 |
| Donegal Township | 8% | C+ | B− | 37 min | $63,411 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 29 min | $75,625 |
| Unity Township | 7% | C+ | B | 23 min | $75,448 |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 32 min | $81,364 |
| Ligonier Township | 5% | B | B | 26 min | $76,569 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cook 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 Cook Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cook Township?
$70,875 (±$33,755) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cook Township?
5.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cook Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cook Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Donegal Township (8%, 5 mi), Unity Township (7%, 11 mi), Hempfield Township (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cook Township walkable?
Cook Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cook Township without a car?
0% 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 Cook Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cook 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.