Drumore Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
292 jobs are based in Drumore Township, against 915 working residents. For jobs and income Drumore Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (C). Only 4% stay in Drumore Township for work; outside it, Fulton Township is the main destination (7%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Drumore Township at work: what stands out
Jobs & income in Drumore Township: the grade in detail
Household income holds Drumore Township’s grade up ($82,969, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Drumore Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
Time on the road from Drumore Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Drumore Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,012 commuters (the 14% 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 daily commute in and out of Drumore Township
On a workday 881 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 258 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Drumore Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 the trip to work from Drumore Township ends
Where Drumore Township clocks in
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.
A place that makes things: 45% of Drumore Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Drumore Township, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 292. 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 Drumore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Drumore Township works
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 Drumore Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,171 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). 24.2% of Drumore Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Drumore Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,278 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,600, Drumore Township comes 2,213th on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 65 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 79 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
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| 2,211 | Navarre OH | 1,805 | $60K | 8.5% | 5.0% | 4% | B− |
| 2,212 | Mekinock Township ND | 2,175 | $74K | 3.5% | 2.9% | 9% | B− |
| 2,213 | Drumore Township PA | 2,635 | $83K | 8.7% | 4.0% | 4% | B− |
| 2,214 | Cheswold DE | 2,653 | $87K | 7.2% | 7.2% | <1% | B− |
| 2,215 | Roanoke IN | 1,811 | $71K | 10.9% | 3.9% | 2% | B− |
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| 5,278 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Drumore Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Drumore Township and its neighbors: 19% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Drumore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumore Township | – | B− | C | 35 min | $82,969 |
| Martic Township | 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $93,041 |
| East Drumore Township | 6% | B | B | 28 min | $78,844 |
| Peach Bottom Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 35 min | $84,737 |
| Lower Chanceford Township | under 3% | A− | D | 42 min | $105,909 |
| Fulton Township | 7% | B− | B− | 29 min | $78,990 |
| Providence Township | 4% | B | C− | 27 min | $63,696 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fulton Township. Darker towns draw more of Drumore 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 Drumore Township: questions
What is the median household income in Drumore Township?
$82,969 (±$24,704) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Drumore Township?
8.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Drumore Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Drumore Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fulton Township (7%, 5 mi), East Drumore Township (6%, 5 mi), Lancaster (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Drumore Township walkable?
Drumore Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Drumore Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Drumore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Drumore 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.