Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Hereford Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Measured by household income, Hereford Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. 349 jobs are based in Hereford Township; 1,503 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Hereford Township are A for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hereford Township: the gist
Home offices are common in Hereford Township
37% of Hereford Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Hereford Township is a place people come home to
There are 349 jobs based in Hereford Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hereford Township has about 2,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hereford Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Where Hereford Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hereford Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #114 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hereford Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hereford Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
About 32 minutes each way for Hereford Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hereford Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,045 commuters (the 37% 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.
Hereford Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,447 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 293 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Hereford Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
5% of working residents work in Upper Hanover Township
Where Hereford Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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 kinds of work in Hereford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hereford Township, 2013 → 2023: 247 → 349. 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 Hereford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Hereford 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 Hereford Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hereford Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #839 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Hereford 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 1,652 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). 1.2% of Hereford Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hereford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hereford Township places 291st of 4,562 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 289 | Smithton IL | 3,868 | $135K | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3% | A |
| 290 | Valley NE | 3,412 | $110K | 5.3% | 2.1% | 14% | A |
| 291 | Hereford Township PA | 3,127 | $116K | 5.2% | 2.3% | 4% | A |
| 292 | Wheatland WI | 3,337 | $91K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 7% | A |
| 293 | Pennsburg PA | 4,036 | $112K | 6.7% | 1.7% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Hereford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Hereford Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Upper Hanover Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hereford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford Township | – | A | C | 32 min | $115,833 |
| District Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $100,677 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A | D | 31 min | $98,859 |
| Upper Hanover Township | 5% | B+ | B− | 29 min | $111,643 |
| Lower Macungie Township | 2% | A+ | B | 27 min | $125,230 |
| Upper Milford Township | under 2% | A | B | 24 min | $110,139 |
| Longswamp Township | 2% | A− | C | 25 min | $81,948 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hereford 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 Hereford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hereford Township?
$115,833 (±$19,734) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hereford Township?
5.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hereford Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hereford Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Upper Hanover Township (5%, 5 mi), Upper Macungie Township (4%, 9 mi), Allentown (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hereford Township walkable?
Hereford Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hereford Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hereford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hereford 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.