Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Fermanagh Township (2.2%) is lower than in 82% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Fermanagh Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (B−). Household incomes here are lower than in 76% of U.S. towns. About one in ten work in Fermanagh Township itself; outside it, Walker Township draws the most (7%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Fermanagh Township stands out on work
Fermanagh Township trades workers with the towns around it
Fermanagh Township has about as many jobs (1,409) as working residents (1,279), but they are mostly different people: 1,134 residents leave for work each day while 1,264 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Fermanagh Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Fermanagh Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Fermanagh Township went from 995 in 2013 to 1,409 in 2023, +42%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Fermanagh Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Fermanagh Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fermanagh Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Who works in Fermanagh Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,134 residents head out to work, 145 work right here, and 1,264 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 (1.10 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Fermanagh Township: what the 1,409 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fermanagh Township, 2013 → 2023: 995 → 1,409. 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 Fermanagh Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Fermanagh Township goes to work
Where Fermanagh Township clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Fermanagh Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fermanagh Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,181 commuters (the 10% 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.
Half of Fermanagh Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
In Fermanagh Township, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% 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 1,305 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). 10.0% of Fermanagh Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fermanagh Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fermanagh Township places 3,050th of 4,882 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,048 | Cockrell Hill TX | 3,638 | $52K | 11.2% | 11.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 3,049 | Mount Vernon TX | 2,610 | $72K | 10.7% | 4.9% | 16% | C+ |
| 3,050 | Fermanagh Township PA | 2,861 | $58K | 12.4% | 2.2% | 11% | C+ |
| 3,051 | Clarendon VT | 2,398 | $60K | 6.0% | 4.8% | 11% | C+ |
| 3,052 | Buies Creek NC | 3,746 | $54K | 40.7% | 1.7% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Fermanagh Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 17% of Fermanagh Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fermanagh Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fermanagh Township | – | C+ | B− | 29 min | $58,444 |
| Milford Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 35 min | $66,250 |
| Decatur Township | under 2% | C | C− | 27 min | $61,302 |
| Derry Township | 5% | B | B− | 19 min | $69,070 |
| Walker Township | 7% | B− | B | 25 min | $72,813 |
| Fayette Township | 2% | B | B− | 28 min | $75,250 |
| Granville Township | 3% | B− | C− | 26 min | $76,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Walker Township. Darker towns draw more of Fermanagh 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 Fermanagh Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fermanagh Township?
$58,444 (±$10,248) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fermanagh Township?
12.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fermanagh Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fermanagh Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walker Township (7%, 6 mi), Derry Township (5%, 8 mi), Delaware Township (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fermanagh Township walkable?
Fermanagh Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fermanagh Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fermanagh Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fermanagh 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.