Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0German Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
The two grades for German Township are C for jobs and income and D for walkability. There are 965 jobs in German Township; 1,700 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where German Township stands out on work
German Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in German Township went from 568 in 2013 to 965 in 2023, +70%. The jobs ↓
Few German Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
German Township makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in German Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs German Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. 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 German Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, German Township is better than 33% of U.S. towns, #845 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds German Township’s grade up (7.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, German Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
A place that makes things: 40% of German Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in German Township, 2013 → 2023: 568 → 965. 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 German Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from German Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of German Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,964 commuters (the 2% 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.
German Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,591 residents head out to work, 109 work right here, and 856 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in German Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
7% of working residents work in South Union Township
Where German Township clocks in
6% 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.
How far it is to work from German 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.
Most of German Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, German Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #985 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 2,003 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). 3.6% of German Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of German Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
German Township places 2,860th of 4,088 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 71 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 2,858 | Rockdale TX | 5,688 | $61K | 9.1% | 4.3% | 20% | C |
| 2,859 | Mexico NY | 5,357 | $59K | 14.0% | 3.6% | 12% | C |
| 2,860 | German Township PA | 4,483 | $62K | 7.6% | 6.0% | 6% | C |
| 2,861 | Lake Junaluska NC | 3,175 | $66K | 9.4% | 6.6% | 3% | C |
| 2,862 | Iowa LA | 3,301 | $60K | 15.8% | 4.4% | 6% | C |
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| 4,088 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 German Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
10% of German Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Georges Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | German Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | – | C | D | 29 min | $61,834 |
| Menallen Township | 2% | C− | B− | 21 min | $64,013 |
| Masontown | under 2% | D | C+ | 28 min | $53,676 |
| Nicholson Township | under 2% | C | D− | 32 min | $65,096 |
| New Salem | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Cumberland Township | 2% | C | C+ | 29 min | $63,592 |
| Georges Township | 6% | B | C | 27 min | $90,443 |
| Monongahela Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $70,357 |
| Luzerne Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 29 min | $57,827 |
| Redstone Township | under 2% | C− | B | 25 min | $59,954 |
| Nemacolin | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New Salem and Nemacolin: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of German 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 German Township: questions
What is the median household income in German Township?
$61,834 (±$12,659) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in German Township?
7.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from German Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in German Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Union Township (7%, 8 mi), North Union Township (6%, 10 mi), Uniontown (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is German Township walkable?
German Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around German Township 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 German Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of German 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.