Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Most of Lower Windsor Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 652 jobs in Lower Windsor Township for 3,841 working residents. For jobs and income Lower Windsor Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (C−). Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lower Windsor Township at work: what stands out
No single place dominates Lower Windsor Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Springettsbury Township, gets only 7% of working residents, and 57% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Lower Windsor Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Lower Windsor Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lower Windsor Township went from 471 in 2013 to 652 in 2023, +38%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Lower Windsor Township
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Lower Windsor Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lower Windsor Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
7% of working residents work in Springettsbury Township
Where Lower Windsor Township clocks in
6% 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.
Making and building: 33% of jobs based in Lower Windsor Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lower Windsor Township, 2013 → 2023: 471 → 652. 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 Windsor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lower Windsor Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,719 residents head out to work, 122 work right here, and 530 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,700 people are in Lower Windsor Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2023, primary jobs.
About 29 minutes to work from Lower Windsor Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lower Windsor Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,750 commuters (the 6% 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.
Miles to work from Lower Windsor 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.
Few in Lower Windsor Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,999 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.7% of Lower Windsor Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lower Windsor Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,026 U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,600, Lower Windsor Township comes 970th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 22 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 56 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 66 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 968 | New Gloucester ME | 5,964 | $109K | 4.3% | 5.1% | 8% | B+ |
| 969 | Rootstown Township OH | 8,691 | $89K | 7.0% | 3.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 970 | Lower Windsor Township PA | 7,845 | $87K | 7.0% | 3.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 971 | Charlestown RI | 8,002 | $109K | 4.2% | 4.1% | 9% | B+ |
| 972 | Garrison MD | 9,469 | $102K | 8.0% | 5.3% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,026 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Windsor Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Lower Windsor Township
The biggest share goes to Hellam Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lower Windsor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Windsor Township | – | B+ | C− | 29 min | $87,090 |
| Chanceford Township | under 4% | A− | D | 35 min | $94,424 |
| Manor Township | under 4% | A− | C | 25 min | $89,917 |
| Windsor Township | under 4% | A− | D | 24 min | $95,700 |
| Hellam Township | 4% | A | C− | 30 min | $94,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lower Windsor 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 Windsor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lower Windsor Township?
$87,090 (±$12,871) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lower Windsor Township?
7.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lower Windsor Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lower Windsor Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springettsbury Township (7%, 8 mi), York (6%, 10 mi), York Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lower Windsor Township walkable?
Lower Windsor Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lower Windsor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lower Windsor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lower Windsor 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.