Isaac Hunsberger House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Household incomes in Limerick Township top those of 89% of U.S. towns
Only 8% work in Limerick Township; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (7%, 26 miles). 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Jobs and income earn Limerick Township A; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Limerick Township apart on work
Limerick Township trades workers with the towns around it
Limerick Township has about as many jobs (10,903) as working residents (10,410), but they are mostly different people: 9,579 residents leave for work each day while 10,072 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Limerick Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Limerick Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 7% of working residents, and 57% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Limerick Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Limerick Township draws workers from far and wide
The 10,903 jobs in Limerick Township are filled from a wide area. Limerick Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 68% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Limerick Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
How Limerick Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Limerick Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #78 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($121,061, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, 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, Limerick Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How many people are in Limerick Township by day
On a workday 9,579 residents head out to work, 831 work right here, and 10,072 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 (1.05 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.
Where people from Limerick Township work
Where Limerick Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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 the 10,903 jobs in Limerick Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Limerick Township, 2013 → 2023: 10,914 → 10,903. 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 Limerick Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Limerick Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Limerick Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,293 commuters (the 21% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Limerick 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 Limerick Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Limerick Township is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #560 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% of 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 11,774 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 23% 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 2.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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 Limerick Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Limerick Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Limerick Township next to U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000: 155th of 1,787 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 7 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 13 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | South Fayette Township PA | 18,648 | $124K | 3.6% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 153 | Steiner Ranch TX | 18,619 | $191K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4% | A |
| 154 | Pecan Grove TX | 24,272 | $132K | 5.9% | 2.7% | 2% | A |
| 155 | Limerick Township PA | 21,436 | $121K | 3.8% | 3.0% | 8% | A |
| 156 | Redland MD | 18,665 | $132K | 4.4% | 3.4% | 2% | A |
| 157 | Batavia IL | 26,586 | $120K | 5.5% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | 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 Limerick Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Limerick Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Upper Providence Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Limerick Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick Township | – | A | B− | 26 min | $121,061 |
| East Vincent Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $138,214 |
| Royersford | under 2% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $75,288 |
| East Coventry Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 27 min | $120,798 |
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | under 2% | B | B− | 28 min | $93,563 |
| Upper Providence Township | 6% | A | B+ | 27 min | $141,077 |
| Sanatoga | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Perkiomen Township | under 2% | A+ | C | 29 min | $153,750 |
| New Hanover Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 32 min | $140,913 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sanatoga: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Limerick 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 Limerick Township: questions
What is the median household income in Limerick Township?
$121,061 (±$18,624) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Limerick Township?
3.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Limerick Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Limerick Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (7%, 26 mi), Upper Merion Township (6%, 13 mi), Tredyffrin Township (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Limerick Township walkable?
Limerick Township is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 9.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Limerick Township without a car?
<1% 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 Limerick Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Limerick 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.