Benjamin Taylor Homestead · Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Lower Makefield Township have higher incomes than those in 97% of U.S. towns
31% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%. Below the poverty line: 3.3% of residents, next to 11.7% across Pennsylvania. The two grades for Lower Makefield Township are A for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lower Makefield Township apart
A lot of Lower Makefield Township works from home
31% of Lower Makefield Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Lower Makefield Township pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Lower Makefield Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
Where Lower Makefield Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lower Makefield Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #133 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Lower Makefield Township’s grade up ($175,206, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lower Makefield Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
About 28 minutes each way for Lower Makefield Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lower Makefield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,914 commuters (the 31% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Lower Makefield Township
7,439 jobs are based in Lower Makefield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lower Makefield Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,730 → 7,439. 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 Lower Makefield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Lower Makefield Township
On a workday 13,623 residents head out to work, 914 work right here, and 6,525 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27,000 people are in Lower Makefield Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.51 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.
12% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Lower Makefield Township clocks in
12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lower Makefield 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 Lower Makefield Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lower Makefield Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #487 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 6.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 17,205 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% 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 Lower Makefield Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Lower Makefield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
181st of 1,255: where Lower Makefield Township ranks among U.S. towns of 24,000 to 46,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 27 | Northampton Township PA | 39,919 | $159K | 2.5% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Horsham Township PA | 27,882 | $122K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 179 | Fremont Township IL | 34,086 | $120K | 5.7% | 3.2% | 6% | A |
| 180 | Moon Township PA | 26,756 | $113K | 3.3% | 3.6% | 14% | A |
| 181 | Lower Makefield Township PA | 34,028 | $175K | 3.3% | 5.0% | 6% | A |
| 182 | Bethany OR | 33,106 | $168K | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3% | A |
| 183 | Long Beach NY | 34,918 | $141K | 7.6% | 3.2% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,255 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Lower Makefield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 14% of Lower Makefield Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Falls Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lower Makefield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Makefield Township | – | A | B | 28 min | $175,206 |
| Yardley | under 3% | A− | A+ | 27 min | $112,500 |
| Newtown Township | 3% | A− | A− | 34 min | $147,617 |
| Upper Makefield Township | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 27 min | $212,768 |
| Falls Township | 4% | A− | A− | 25 min | $93,223 |
| Middletown Township | 4% | A | A− | 28 min | $114,449 |
| Morrisville | under 3% | A− | A+ | 27 min | $99,526 |
| Woodbourne | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodbourne: 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 Lower Makefield 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 Lower Makefield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lower Makefield Township?
$175,206 (±$9,190) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lower Makefield Township?
3.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lower Makefield Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lower Makefield Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (12%, 21 mi), Middletown Township (4%, 4 mi), Falls Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lower Makefield Township walkable?
Lower Makefield Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lower Makefield Township without a car?
3% 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 Lower Makefield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lower Makefield 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.