Photo: Dough4872 · Public domainFleetwood has lower unemployment (1.0%) than 94% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Fleetwood; the top destination outside it is Maxatawny Township (12%, 6 miles). Jobs and income earn Fleetwood A; getting around on foot earns it B−. For 8% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Income, poverty and work: Fleetwood’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fleetwood is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #104 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($93,276, U.S. $80,734). 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, Fleetwood could be anywhere from A− to A+.
A workday in Fleetwood: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,222 residents head out to work, 87 work right here, and 1,078 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Fleetwood on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.50 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Fleetwood commutes to
Where Fleetwood clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
In Fleetwood, 30% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,165 jobs are based in Fleetwood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fleetwood, 2014 → 2024: 1,125 → 1,165. 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 Fleetwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Fleetwood
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fleetwood workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,121 commuters (the 8% 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 Fleetwood, 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 trips from Fleetwood start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fleetwood is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #618 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% 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 2,307 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). 4.3% of Fleetwood households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fleetwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Fleetwood is 282nd of 4,023 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 280 | Rock Hill MO | 4,668 | $95K | 5.2% | 2.6% | 2% | A |
| 281 | Midland NC | 5,151 | $101K | 4.1% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| 282 | Fleetwood PA | 4,094 | $93K | 5.0% | 1.0% | 4% | A |
| 283 | Polk WI | 4,041 | $99K | 1.8% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| 284 | Hunters Creek Village TX | 4,498 | $250K | 2.8% | 5.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | 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 Fleetwood, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Fleetwood and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Richmond Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fleetwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood | – | A | B− | 24 min | $93,276 |
| Richmond Township | 2% | B+ | B | 22 min | $76,302 |
| Ruscombmanor Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 34 min | $103,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fleetwood’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 Fleetwood: questions
What is the median household income in Fleetwood?
$93,276 (±$14,584) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fleetwood?
5.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fleetwood?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fleetwood work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maxatawny Township (12%, 6 mi), Reading (6%, 10 mi), Muhlenberg Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Fleetwood walkable?
Fleetwood is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fleetwood without a car?
0% 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 Fleetwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fleetwood
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.