Sanatoga Union Sunday School · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Lower Pottsgrove Township has higher household incomes than 72% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Lower Pottsgrove Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (B−). Poverty touches 11.8% of residents (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Only 3% work in Lower Pottsgrove Township itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (8%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lower Pottsgrove Township and work: the main findings
No single place dominates Lower Pottsgrove Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 8% of working residents, and 61% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Lower Pottsgrove Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Lower Pottsgrove Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lower Pottsgrove Township is Philadelphia, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (464) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Lower Pottsgrove Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lower Pottsgrove Township fell from 5,228 in 2014 to 3,544 in 2024, −32%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
The four measures behind Lower Pottsgrove Township’s grade
Job access by car holds Lower Pottsgrove Township’s grade up (ahead of 82% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lower Pottsgrove Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Where the trip to work from Lower Pottsgrove Township ends
Where Lower Pottsgrove 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Lower Pottsgrove Township
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.
What the 3,544 jobs in Lower Pottsgrove Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lower Pottsgrove Township, 2014 → 2024: 5,228 → 3,544. 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 Lower Pottsgrove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lower Pottsgrove Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 5,845 residents head out to work, 208 work right here, and 3,336 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Lower Pottsgrove Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from Lower Pottsgrove Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lower Pottsgrove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,149 commuters (the 17% 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.
Most trips from Lower Pottsgrove Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,201 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 17% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 17% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% 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). 4.5% of Lower Pottsgrove Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Lower Pottsgrove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000, Lower Pottsgrove Township ranks 1,184th of 2,354 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
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| 20 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 37 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 41 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,182 | Antwerp Township MI | 13,832 | $80K | 8.9% | 3.6% | 16% | B |
| 1,183 | Southampton Township NJ | 10,563 | $98K | 6.8% | 9.1% | 6% | B |
| 1,184 | Lower Pottsgrove Township PA | 12,892 | $94K | 11.8% | 5.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,185 | Rathdrum ID | 13,227 | $87K | 12.4% | 1.6% | 8% | B |
| 1,186 | Yulee FL | 16,648 | $85K | 10.4% | 2.7% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Pottsgrove Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 10% of Lower Pottsgrove Township
The biggest share goes to Pottstown (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lower Pottsgrove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | – | B | B− | 28 min | $93,563 |
| East Coventry Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 27 min | $120,798 |
| Pottstown | 5% | C+ | A+ | 27 min | $60,828 |
| Upper Pottsgrove Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 36 min | $121,566 |
| New Hanover Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 32 min | $140,913 |
| Limerick Township | 5% | A | B− | 26 min | $121,061 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lower Pottsgrove 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 Lower Pottsgrove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lower Pottsgrove Township?
$93,563 (±$10,505) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lower Pottsgrove Township?
11.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lower Pottsgrove Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lower Pottsgrove Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (8%, 30 mi), Upper Merion Township (5%, 16 mi), Limerick Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lower Pottsgrove Township walkable?
Lower Pottsgrove Township is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lower Pottsgrove Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lower Pottsgrove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lower Pottsgrove 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.