Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHempfield Township’s household incomes are lower than in 88% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C−: better than 24% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #911 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability B−: more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns · #629 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Working residents average 18 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Hempfield Township; the top destination outside it is Greenville (12%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Hempfield Township
Commutes from Hempfield Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Hempfield Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Hempfield Township
55% of Hempfield Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Hempfield Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. 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.
What’s behind Hempfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hempfield Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns, #911 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Hempfield Township’s grade up (8.9%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($49,653, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hempfield Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hempfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,451 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
What the 1,196 jobs in Hempfield Township are
1,196 jobs are based in Hempfield Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hempfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hempfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,333 → 1,196. 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,307 residents head out to work, 116 work right here, and 1,080 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 (0.84 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.
12% of working residents work in Greenville
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Hempfield Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Hempfield Township commutes less than 14 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 24% 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.
Most trips from Hempfield Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hempfield Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #629 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Hempfield 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 1,518 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). 10.1% of Hempfield Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hempfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hempfield Township is 3,236th of 4,210 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 4,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hempfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,234 | Mount Pocono PA | 3,047 | $79K | 18.1% | 9.7% | 7% | C− |
| 3,235 | Sugarcreek PA | 4,680 | $64K | 9.9% | 6.7% | 16% | C− |
| 3,236 | Hempfield Township PA | 3,646 | $50K | 8.9% | 6.4% | 8% | C− |
| 3,237 | Arabi LA | 4,625 | $57K | 21.7% | 9.4% | 3% | C− |
| 3,238 | Long Prairie MN | 3,830 | $59K | 12.7% | 4.5% | 54% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,210 | 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.
17% of Hempfield Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Greenville (12%). Darker towns draw more of Hempfield Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hempfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hempfield Township | – | C− | B− | 18 min | $49,653 |
| Greenville | 12% | C− | A | 20 min | $52,661 |
| West Salem Township | 3% | D | D− | 27 min | $54,688 |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 27 min | $71,765 |
| Sugar Grove Township | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Otter Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sugar Grove Township and Otter Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Hempfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hempfield Township?
$49,653 (±$15,166) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hempfield Township?
8.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hempfield Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hempfield Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (12%, 2 mi), Hermitage (7%, 12 mi), Pymatuning Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hempfield Township walkable?
Hempfield Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hempfield 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 Hempfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hempfield 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.