Photo: brian kelly · CC BY 2.0At 2.3%, unemployment in Cumru Township is lower than in 80% of U.S. towns
Only 7% stay in Cumru Township for work; outside it, Reading is the main destination (13%, 5 miles). The two grades for Cumru Township are A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Cumru Township in brief
Cumru Township trades workers with the towns around it
Cumru Township has about as many jobs (6,561) as working residents (7,196), but they are mostly different people: 6,711 residents leave for work each day while 6,076 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Cumru Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Cumru Township works one town over
29% of working residents work in a town that borders Cumru Township: Reading (13%), Wyomissing (6%) and Spring Township (5%). Next door ↓
Cumru Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,561 jobs in Cumru Township are filled from a wide area. Cumru Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 34%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Cumru Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cumru Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #216 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Cumru Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cumru Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who leaves Cumru Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6,711 residents head out to work, 485 work right here, and 6,076 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Cumru Township: the destinations
Where Cumru Township clocks in
13% of workers
6% 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.
70% of the jobs in Cumru Township pay over $3,333 a month
6,561 jobs are based in Cumru Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cumru Township, 2014 → 2024: 5,634 → 6,561. 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 Cumru Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Cumru Township, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cumru Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,088 commuters (the 12% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Cumru 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.
Cumru Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cumru Township is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #553 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% of 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 8,061 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.5% of Cumru Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Cumru Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cumru Township is 552nd of 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 15 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 26 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 34 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 550 | El Segundo CA | 16,379 | $151K | 5.3% | 6.0% | 20% | A |
| 551 | Schiller Park IL | 11,317 | $70K | 2.5% | 3.4% | 6% | A |
| 552 | Cumru Township PA | 15,927 | $91K | 7.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A |
| 553 | Lake St. Louis MO | 19,129 | $126K | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5% | A |
| 554 | Ridgefield NJ | 11,547 | $118K | 5.1% | 5.6% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Cumru Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 29% of Cumru Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cumru Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumru Township | – | A | B− | 23 min | $90,797 |
| Reading | 13% | C− | A | 24 min | $44,091 |
| Shillington | under 3% | B− | B | 22 min | $79,922 |
| Kenhorst | under 3% | A− | A | 23 min | $86,705 |
| Spring Township | 5% | A | A− | 24 min | $94,837 |
| Wyomissing | 6% | A | B+ | 20 min | $93,203 |
| Brecknock Township | under 3% | A− | C | 25 min | $129,432 |
| West Reading | 5% | B− | A | 22 min | $65,885 |
| Robeson Township | under 3% | A− | C | 38 min | $93,009 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Reading. Darker towns draw more of Cumru 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 Cumru Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cumru Township?
$90,797 (±$6,957) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cumru Township?
7.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cumru Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cumru Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reading (13%, 5 mi), Wyomissing (6%, 4 mi), Spring Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Cumru Township walkable?
Cumru Township is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cumru Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cumru Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cumru 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.