With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Eden Township works elsewhere
There are 300 jobs in Eden Township, and 924 of its residents work somewhere. Eden Township grades A− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 3% work in Eden Township itself; outside it, Lancaster draws the most (7%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Eden Township: the gist
Eden Township makes and builds things
52% of the jobs based in Eden Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Eden Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
42% of the jobs based in Eden Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 30% of Eden Township’s own working residents. 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; with 924 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Eden Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eden Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Eden Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Eden Township makes things: 52% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eden Township, 2013 → 2023: 158 → 300. 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 Eden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Eden Township on a workday
On a workday 898 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 274 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Eden Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Commuting out of Eden Township: the destinations
Where Eden Township clocks in
Lines 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.
Eden Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eden Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 891 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.
The commute from Eden Township, by distance
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.
Driving is how Eden Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eden Township is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 980 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). 42.6% of Eden Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eden Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Eden Township is 673rd of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 27 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 671 | Spencer Township IN | 1,823 | $96K | 4.4% | 2.2% | 3% | A− |
| 672 | Freedom Township OH | 2,665 | $93K | 3.4% | 3.4% | 6% | A− |
| 673 | Eden Township PA | 2,266 | $91K | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A− |
| 674 | Peosta IA | 2,225 | $121K | 2.9% | 4.1% | 6% | A− |
| 675 | Walton Hills OH | 1,991 | $106K | 7.8% | 4.1% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | 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 Eden Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
15% of Eden Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Quarryville (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Township | – | A− | B | 27 min | $91,250 |
| Quarryville | 5% | B | A | 24 min | $79,744 |
| Bart Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 22 min | $75,000 |
| Strasburg Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 29 min | $94,242 |
| Providence Township | 3% | B | C− | 27 min | $63,696 |
| Paradise Township | 2% | A | B | 24 min | $107,188 |
| East Drumore Township | 5% | B | B | 28 min | $78,844 |
| Colerain Township | under 2% | B | B− | 26 min | $82,788 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eden 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 Eden Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eden Township?
$91,250 (±$13,853) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eden Township?
3.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eden Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eden Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (7%, 12 mi), East Lampeter Township (5%, 9 mi), Quarryville (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eden Township walkable?
Eden Township is more walkable than 59% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eden Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 43% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eden 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.