Photo: NicholasT · CC BY 2.0Households in Lowhill Township have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
2.7% of residents live below the poverty line; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. Jobs and income earn Lowhill Township A+; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 5% work in Lowhill Township; the top destination outside it is Upper Macungie Township (11%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lowhill Township and work: the main findings
Lowhill Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Lowhill Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lowhill Township went from 310 in 2013 to 505 in 2023, +63%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Lowhill Township
72% of Lowhill Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Lowhill Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Lowhill Township empties out on a workday
About 1,600 people are in Lowhill Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 2,300 who live here: 1,200 head out to work and 450 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Where Lowhill Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lowhill Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($144,167, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 73% of U.S. towns). 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, Lowhill Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
About 35 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lowhill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 820 commuters (the 23% 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.
The 505 jobs based in Lowhill Township
505 jobs are based in Lowhill Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lowhill Township, 2013 → 2023: 310 → 505. 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 Lowhill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Lowhill Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,194 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 448 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Lowhill Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.40 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.
Out of Lowhill Township to work: where people go
Where Lowhill Township clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
The distance from Lowhill Township to work
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.
Lowhill Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lowhill Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,065 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). 0.5% of Lowhill Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lowhill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lowhill Township places 91st of 5,328 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 27 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | Medina WA | 2,974 | $250K | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 90 | Helena Township MN | 1,812 | $156K | 1.0% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 91 | Lowhill Township PA | 2,331 | $144K | 2.7% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 92 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| 93 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Lowhill Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 14% of Lowhill Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lowhill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowhill Township | – | A+ | C− | 35 min | $144,167 |
| North Whitehall Township | 3% | A− | B+ | 29 min | $110,361 |
| Heidelberg Township | under 3% | A− | D | 27 min | $91,553 |
| Schnecksville | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Upper Macungie Township | 11% | A | C+ | 23 min | $120,798 |
| Weisenberg Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 24 min | $134,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Schnecksville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Upper Macungie Township. Darker towns draw more of Lowhill 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 Lowhill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lowhill Township?
$144,167 (±$22,801) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lowhill Township?
2.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lowhill Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lowhill Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Upper Macungie Township (11%, 6 mi), Allentown (9%, 11 mi), Bethlehem (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lowhill Township walkable?
Lowhill Township is more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lowhill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lowhill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lowhill 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.