Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Fairview Township (1.7%) is lower than in 88% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Fairview Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (C−). Only 7% work in Fairview Township; the top destination outside it is Harrisburg (10%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Fairview Township apart
Fairview Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,873 jobs in Fairview Township are filled from a wide area. Fairview Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
47% of the jobs in Fairview Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Fairview Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (6.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fairview Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The towns that employ Fairview Township’s residents
Where Fairview Township clocks in
10% of workers
5% 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.
What the 6,873 jobs in Fairview Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview Township, 2014 → 2024: 5,862 → 6,873. 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 Fairview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fairview Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 8,189 residents head out to work, 578 work right here, and 6,295 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Fairview Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 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.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Fairview Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,482 commuters (the 16% 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 Fairview Township, by distance
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.
Most of Fairview Township commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% 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 8,905 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 2.5% of Fairview Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fairview Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
215th of 1,822: where Fairview Township ranks among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 24,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 10 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 17 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 24 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 213 | Swansea MA | 17,701 | $116K | 2.8% | 3.5% | 10% | A |
| 214 | Hooksett NH | 15,346 | $118K | 3.3% | 2.5% | 9% | A |
| 215 | Fairview Township PA | 18,015 | $106K | 6.1% | 1.7% | 7% | A |
| 216 | Cottage Lake WA | 22,518 | $213K | 3.2% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
| 217 | West University Place TX | 15,158 | $250K | 1.7% | 5.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,822 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Fairview Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Fairview Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | – | A | C− | 22 min | $106,223 |
| Lower Allen Township | 7% | A− | B+ | 25 min | $91,678 |
| Warrington Township | under 3% | A | D | 27 min | $77,763 |
| Monaghan Township | under 3% | A | C | 25 min | $111,304 |
| Newberry Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 24 min | $95,357 |
| Swatara Township | 2% | B+ | B | 20 min | $80,444 |
| New Cumberland | under 3% | B+ | A− | 18 min | $82,154 |
| Lower Swatara Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 22 min | $87,163 |
| Lewisberry | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Upper Allen Township | under 3% | A | A | 19 min | $99,197 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lewisberry: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lower Allen Township. Darker towns draw more of Fairview 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 Fairview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview Township?
$106,223 (±$7,615) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview Township?
6.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (10%, 8 mi), Lower Allen Township (7%, 5 mi), Hampden Township (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Fairview Township walkable?
Fairview Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairview Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview 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.