Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Manchester Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 88 jobs in Manchester Township, and 365 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% work in Manchester Township; the top destination outside it is Honesdale (8%, 17 miles). For 8% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Manchester Township apart on work
Manchester Township is a place people come home to
There are 88 jobs based in Manchester Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Manchester Township has about 510 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 365 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Manchester Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Manchester Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Manchester Township
About 32% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where Manchester Township’s working residents head each day
Where Manchester 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.
What Manchester Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manchester Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 88. 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 Manchester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Manchester Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manchester Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 268 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.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Manchester Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Delaware (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manchester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $68,333 |
| Buckingham Township | 4% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Damascus Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 39 min | $75,357 |
| Lebanon Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buckingham Township and Lebanon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manchester 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 Manchester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Manchester Township?
$68,333 (±$24,460) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manchester Township?
7.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manchester 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 Manchester Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Honesdale (8%, 17 mi), Delaware (6%, 10 mi), Hancock (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Manchester Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manchester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manchester 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.