Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Unemployment in East Drumore Township (5.2%) is higher than in 64% of U.S. towns
6% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania. For jobs and income East Drumore Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (B). About one in seven stay in East Drumore Township for work; outside it, Lancaster is the main destination (7%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set East Drumore Township apart
The figures behind East Drumore Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds East Drumore Township’s grade up (5.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, East Drumore Township could be anywhere from C to A.
A workday in East Drumore Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,317 residents head out to work, 192 work right here, and 1,446 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 (1.09 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.
Where the trip to work from East Drumore Township ends
Where East Drumore Township clocks in
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.
A place that makes things: 31% of East Drumore Township’s jobs are in goods
1,638 jobs are based in East Drumore Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Drumore Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,470 → 1,638. 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 East Drumore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from East Drumore Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Drumore Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,625 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.
Where in the region East Drumore Township works
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.
Driving is how East Drumore Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 6.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,722 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). 14.7% of East Drumore Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of East Drumore Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,786th of 4,084: where East Drumore Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 64 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,784 | Red Rock AZ | 3,277 | $80K | 5.1% | 2.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,785 | Liberty Township MI | 3,080 | $103K | 5.1% | 6.4% | 4% | B |
| 1,786 | East Drumore Township PA | 3,935 | $79K | 5.6% | 5.2% | 13% | B |
| 1,787 | Hauula HI | 3,548 | $116K | 8.1% | 4.1% | 5% | B |
| 1,788 | Unadilla Township MI | 3,284 | $72K | 7.1% | 3.5% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,084 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 East Drumore Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around East Drumore Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Colerain Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Drumore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Drumore Township | – | B | B | 28 min | $78,844 |
| Colerain Township | 3% | B | B− | 26 min | $82,788 |
| Drumore Township | under 3% | B− | C | 35 min | $82,969 |
| Quarryville | 3% | B | A | 24 min | $79,744 |
| Providence Township | 3% | B | C− | 27 min | $63,696 |
| Eden Township | under 3% | A− | B | 27 min | $91,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East 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 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 East Drumore Township: questions
What is the median household income in East Drumore Township?
$78,844 (±$21,297) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Drumore Township?
5.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Drumore Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Drumore Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (7%, 15 mi), East Lampeter Township (4%, 13 mi), East Hempfield Township (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is East Drumore Township walkable?
East Drumore Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around East Drumore Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Drumore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Drumore 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.