With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Germany Township works elsewhere
There are 354 jobs in Germany Township, and 1,369 of its residents work somewhere. Germany Township grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Germany Township: the figures worth knowing
Germany Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Germany Township
63% of Germany Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Germany Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Germany Township is a place people come home to
There are 354 jobs based in Germany Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Germany Township has about 1,900 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Germany Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Germany Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #246 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Germany Township’s grade up (2.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Germany Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily trip from Germany Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Germany Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,212 commuters (the 17% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 32% of the jobs in Germany Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Germany Township, 2013 → 2023: 229 → 354. 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 Germany Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Germany Township
On a workday 1,304 residents head out to work, 65 work right here, and 289 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Germany Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
6% of working residents work in Littlestown
Where Germany Township clocks in
5% 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.
The commute from Germany Township, by distance
About 20% 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.
Driving is how Germany Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Germany Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #815 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Germany Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,453 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.4% of Germany Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Germany Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
637th of 4,882: where Germany Township ranks 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+ |
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| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 71 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 635 | Coal Creek CO | 2,346 | $134K | 5.4% | 2.4% | 1% | A− |
| 636 | Lisbon IA | 2,239 | $94K | 4.4% | 1.9% | 7% | A− |
| 637 | Germany Township PA | 2,913 | $103K | 2.8% | 2.4% | 5% | A− |
| 638 | Bermuda Run NC | 3,323 | $69K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 4% | A− |
| 639 | Doylestown OH | 3,085 | $79K | 3.1% | 3.3% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Germany Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Germany Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Littlestown (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Germany Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Township | – | A− | C | 34 min | $102,656 |
| Mount Joy Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 29 min | $93,917 |
| Littlestown | 6% | B | B+ | 35 min | $70,901 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A− | C | 37 min | $94,857 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 2% | B | C | 30 min | $90,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Germany 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 Germany Township: questions
What is the median household income in Germany Township?
$102,656 (±$13,549) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Germany Township?
2.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Germany Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Germany Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Littlestown (6%, 1 mi), Westminster (5%, 12 mi), Hanover (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Germany Township walkable?
Germany Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Germany Township without a car?
2% 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 Germany Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Germany 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.