Green Hills Farm · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Household incomes in Hilltown Township are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 6% stay in Hilltown Township for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (6%, 24 miles). Poverty touches 4.7% of residents; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. For jobs and income Hilltown Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hilltown Township: the figures worth knowing
No single place dominates Hilltown Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 6% of working residents, and 64% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Hilltown Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Hilltown Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,277 jobs in Hilltown Township are filled from a wide area. Hilltown Township’s own residents hold 10% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
46% of the jobs in Hilltown Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Hilltown Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 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.
How Hilltown Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($133,690, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Hilltown Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where Hilltown Township’s working residents head each day
Where Hilltown Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
What Hilltown Township’s employers do
5,277 jobs are based in Hilltown Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hilltown Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,146 → 5,277. 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 Hilltown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Hilltown Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hilltown Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,308 commuters (the 20% 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.
Hilltown Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 7,586 residents head out to work, 504 work right here, and 4,773 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Hilltown Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.65 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 2023, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hilltown 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.
For most of Hilltown Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,117 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 15% 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 3.5% of Hilltown Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Hilltown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
295th of 1,999: where Hilltown Township ranks among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 10 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 18 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 26 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 293 | Dumont NJ | 18,501 | $126K | 6.6% | 3.7% | 4% | A |
| 294 | Whitemarsh Township PA | 20,198 | $149K | 3.8% | 5.0% | 7% | A |
| 295 | Hilltown Township PA | 16,884 | $134K | 4.7% | 3.7% | 6% | A |
| 296 | Burlington KY | 18,008 | $109K | 5.5% | 2.5% | 4% | A |
| 297 | Concord MO | 18,368 | $89K | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Hilltown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Hilltown Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Hatfield Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hilltown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltown Township | – | A | B | 31 min | $133,690 |
| New Britain Township | under 3% | A | B | 26 min | $144,193 |
| Telford | under 3% | A− | A | 24 min | $91,058 |
| Dublin | under 3% | A− | B+ | 28 min | $87,813 |
| Bedminster Township | under 3% | A− | B | 34 min | $152,049 |
| Perkasie | 3% | A− | B | 29 min | $93,845 |
| Hatfield Township | 4% | A | B | 27 min | $97,993 |
| West Rockhill Township | 3% | A+ | C | 26 min | $104,354 |
| East Rockhill Township | under 3% | A− | D | 38 min | $134,492 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hilltown 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 Hilltown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hilltown Township?
$133,690 (±$18,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hilltown Township?
4.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hilltown Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hilltown Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (6%, 24 mi), Hatfield Township (4%, 5 mi), Doylestown Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hilltown Township walkable?
Hilltown Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hilltown Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hilltown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hilltown 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.