Fischtner Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Londonderry Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Household incomes here are lower than in 85% of U.S. towns. There are 58 jobs in Londonderry Township, against 711 working residents. Jobs and income earn Londonderry Township C−; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Londonderry Township
Londonderry Township is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Londonderry Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Londonderry Township has about 970 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 711 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Londonderry Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Londonderry Township is better than 22% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Londonderry Township’s grade up (6.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.1%) is left out: Londonderry Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Londonderry Township could be anywhere from D to C.
Londonderry Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 701 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 970 people are in Londonderry Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Londonderry Township
About 34% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
17% of working residents work in Cumberland
Where Londonderry Township clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 62% of work in Londonderry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Londonderry Township, 2014 → 2024: 73 → 58. 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 Londonderry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Londonderry Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 675 commuters (the 8% 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.
Few in Londonderry Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Londonderry Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 3.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 734 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). 6.8% of Londonderry Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Londonderry Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 6,161 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200, Londonderry Township comes 4,179th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 13 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
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| 32 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 4,177 | Von Ormy TX | 1,241 | $39K | 23.5% | 5.4% | 2% | C− |
| 4,178 | Pembroke VA | 1,139 | $58K | 9.1% | 1.7% | 1% | C− |
| 4,179 | Londonderry Township PA | 1,623 | $52K | 6.0% | 2.1% | 1% | C− |
| 4,180 | Monongahela Township PA | 1,415 | $70K | 12.9% | 1.7% | 5% | C− |
| 4,181 | St. Germain WI | 2,150 | $63K | 10.4% | 5.2% | 5% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Londonderry Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around Londonderry Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Londonderry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londonderry Township | – | C− | C | 29 min | $52,418 |
| Cumberland Valley Township | under 2% | C | D− | 35 min | $67,361 |
| Southampton Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Juniata Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Fairhope Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Southampton Township, Juniata Township, Harrison Township and Fairhope Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Londonderry 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 Londonderry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Londonderry Township?
$52,418 (±$6,682) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Londonderry Township?
6.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Londonderry Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Londonderry Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (17%, 12 mi), Bedford Township (8%, 20 mi), Bedford (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Londonderry Township walkable?
Londonderry Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Londonderry Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Londonderry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Londonderry 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.