Mill Tract Farm · Photo: Cervin Robinson, Photographer · Public domainHouseholds in Exeter Township earn more than those in 77% of U.S. towns
Only 8% work in Exeter Township itself; outside it, Reading draws the most (9%, 5 miles). Below the poverty line: 7.6% of residents, next to 11.7% across Pennsylvania. Jobs and income earn Exeter Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Exeter Township, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Exeter Township
67% of Exeter Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Exeter Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Exeter Township draws workers from far and wide
The 7,795 jobs in Exeter Township are filled from a wide area. Exeter Township’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 26%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Exeter Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Exeter Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #467 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Exeter Township’s grade up (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Exeter Township could be anywhere from B to A.
The kinds of work in Exeter Township
7,795 jobs are based in Exeter Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Exeter Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,605 → 7,795. 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 Exeter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Exeter Township ends
Where Exeter Township clocks in
9% of workers
4% 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.
Exeter Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 12,298 residents head out to work, 1,024 work right here, and 6,771 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Exeter Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
About 25 minutes to work from Exeter Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Exeter Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,302 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Exeter Township
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 Exeter Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Exeter Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #736 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,141 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). 4.4% of Exeter Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Exeter Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000, Exeter Township ranks 771st of 1,576 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 5 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | South Fayette Township PA | 18,648 | $124K | 3.6% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 769 | La Verne CA | 30,178 | $104K | 8.5% | 7.1% | 7% | B+ |
| 770 | Monroe WA | 20,025 | $110K | 7.3% | 5.7% | 11% | B+ |
| 771 | Exeter Township PA | 26,069 | $100K | 7.6% | 5.5% | 8% | B+ |
| 772 | Round Lake IL | 18,526 | $112K | 9.0% | 6.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 773 | Pinehurst NC | 18,670 | $110K | 4.3% | 5.2% | 24% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Exeter Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Exeter Township
The biggest share goes to Cumru Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Exeter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Township | – | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $100,083 |
| Robeson Township | under 2% | A− | C | 38 min | $93,009 |
| Oley Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 27 min | $90,750 |
| Birdsboro | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $86,290 |
| Amity Township | 2% | A− | B− | 32 min | $118,296 |
| St. Lawrence | under 2% | B+ | B | 27 min | $85,625 |
| Gibraltar | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Lower Alsace Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 27 min | $76,250 |
| Alsace Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 21 min | $71,103 |
| Cumru Township | 3% | A | B− | 23 min | $90,797 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gibraltar: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Exeter 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 Exeter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Exeter Township?
$100,083 (±$8,682) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Exeter Township?
7.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Exeter Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Exeter Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reading (9%, 5 mi), West Reading (4%, 6 mi), Wyomissing (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Exeter Township walkable?
Exeter Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Exeter Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Exeter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Exeter 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.