Photo: Coemgenus · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Earl Township (1.3%) is lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Earl Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Earl Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D). Hardly any stay in Earl Township for work; outside it, Pottstown is the main destination (5%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Earl Township apart
Earl Township is a place people come home to
There are 243 jobs based in Earl Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Earl Township has about 1,900 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Earl Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Earl Township fell from 332 in 2013 to 243 in 2023, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Earl Township
Unemployment holds Earl Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (11.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Earl Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Who works in Earl Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,543 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 229 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Earl Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
Earl Township works in goods: 37% of its jobs
243 jobs are based in Earl Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Earl Township, 2013 → 2023: 332 → 243. 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 Earl Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Earl Township’s working residents head each day
Where Earl Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
Getting to work from Earl Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Earl Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,457 commuters (the 9% 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 far Earl Township’s workers travel
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.
Getting around Earl Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,606 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). 5.4% of Earl Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Earl Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Earl Township ranks: 804th of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 802 | North Collins NY | 3,477 | $100K | 5.0% | 2.7% | 11% | A− |
| 803 | Woodville Township OH | 3,300 | $84K | 2.9% | 3.4% | 5% | A− |
| 804 | Earl Township PA | 3,184 | $100K | 11.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A− |
| 805 | Golden Beach MD | 3,830 | $133K | 2.7% | 2.7% | <1% | A− |
| 806 | Bordentown NJ | 4,108 | $103K | 5.1% | 5.6% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Earl Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around Earl Township
The biggest share goes to Douglass Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Earl Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Township | – | A− | D | 28 min | $100,398 |
| Oley Township | under 3% | A | B+ | 27 min | $90,750 |
| Colebrookdale Township | 2% | B− | B− | 27 min | $90,378 |
| Pike Township | under 3% | A | C | 36 min | $105,729 |
| Amity Township | 3% | A− | B− | 32 min | $118,296 |
| Douglass Township | 4% | A | C+ | 24 min | $79,808 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Earl 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 Earl Township: questions
What is the median household income in Earl Township?
$100,398 (±$38,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Earl Township?
11.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Earl Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Earl Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pottstown (5%, 8 mi), Douglass Township (4%, 4 mi), Limerick Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Earl Township walkable?
Earl Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Earl Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Earl Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Earl 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.