Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Jackson Township has higher unemployment (7.2%) than 84% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Jobs and income earn Jackson Township B; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 7% work in Jackson Township; the top destination outside it is West Manchester Township (8%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Jackson Township apart on work
Jackson Township trades workers with the towns around it
Jackson Township has about as many jobs (3,705) as working residents (4,289), but they are mostly different people: 3,985 residents leave for work each day while 3,401 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Jackson Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Jobs in Jackson Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Jackson Township went from 1,767 in 2014 to 3,705 in 2024, +110%. The jobs ↓
Jackson Township makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Jackson Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Jackson Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
No single place dominates Jackson Township’s commute
The biggest draw, West Manchester Township, gets only 8% of working residents, and 53% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Jackson Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Jackson Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #521 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Jackson Township’s grade up (4.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
In and out of Jackson Township on a workday
On a workday 3,985 residents head out to work, 304 work right here, and 3,401 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 (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
43% of the jobs in Jackson Township make or build things
3,705 jobs are based in Jackson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,767 → 3,705. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Jackson Township goes to work
Where Jackson Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Jackson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,598 commuters (the 11% 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.
The distance from Jackson Township to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Jackson Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #946 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 4,056 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 25% 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 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% 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). 1.9% of Jackson Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jackson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Jackson Township ranks: 1,299th of 2,867 U.S. towns of 6,500 to 12,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 54 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 59 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,297 | Stookey Township IL | 8,795 | $82K | 10.0% | 4.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,298 | Kittery ME | 11,420 | $94K | 6.4% | 5.4% | 21% | B |
| 1,299 | Jackson Township PA | 9,301 | $89K | 4.5% | 7.2% | 7% | B |
| 1,300 | Sonterra TX | 10,563 | $92K | 10.4% | 4.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,301 | Boone IA | 12,471 | $69K | 8.3% | 2.0% | 23% | B |
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| 2,867 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Jackson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Jackson Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | B | D | 28 min | $88,589 |
| North Codorus Township | under 3% | A | D | 26 min | $98,061 |
| Paradise Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 30 min | $79,152 |
| Spring Grove | 3% | B | A | 23 min | $76,620 |
| Heidelberg Township | under 3% | A | C− | 25 min | $113,355 |
| Dover Township | under 3% | A− | C | 28 min | $81,452 |
| West Manchester Township | 8% | A | B− | 26 min | $89,146 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to West Manchester Township. Darker towns draw more of Jackson 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 2024, 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$88,589 (±$8,226) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Manchester Township (8%, 5 mi), York (8%, 8 mi), Hanover (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
0% 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 Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.