Photo: Coemgenus · CC BY-SA 4.0District Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income District Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (C). There are 104 jobs in District Township, against 752 working residents. Measured by household income, District Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets District Township apart on work
District Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income is its strongest input ($100,677, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: District Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, District Township could be anywhere from B to A.
District Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 743 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in District Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Where District Township goes to work
Where District Township clocks in
3% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
District Township makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in District Township, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 104. 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 District Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
District Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of District Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 680 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.
How many miles District Township commutes
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.
In District Township, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 776 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). 0.0% of District Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of District Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900, District Township ranks 755th of 5,877 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
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| 17 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 753 | Perry Township OH | 1,733 | $92K | 2.6% | 5.7% | 1% | A− |
| 754 | Heidelberg Township PA | 1,770 | $85K | 7.1% | 2.5% | 2% | A− |
| 755 | District Township PA | 1,407 | $101K | 9.2% | 3.7% | 1% | A− |
| 756 | East Brunswick Township PA | 1,900 | $108K | 3.8% | 4.6% | 1% | A− |
| 757 | Humboldt WI | 1,286 | $93K | 6.6% | 2.3% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 District Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around District Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | District Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District Township | – | A− | C | 27 min | $100,677 |
| Hereford Township | under 2% | A | C | 32 min | $115,833 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | A | C | 36 min | $105,729 |
| Longswamp Township | under 2% | A− | C | 25 min | $81,948 |
| Rockland Township | under 2% | A− | D | 27 min | $110,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of District 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 District Township: questions
What is the median household income in District Township?
$100,677 (±$12,349) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in District Township?
9.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from District Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in District Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maxatawny Township (3%, 8 mi), Reading (3%, 16 mi), Allentown (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is District Township walkable?
District Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around District Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from District Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of District 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.