Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in Manheim Township have higher incomes than those in 78% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Manheim Township itself; outside it, Lancaster draws the most (15%, 3 miles). 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. The two grades for Manheim 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
Work in Manheim Township, in a few figures
A lot of Manheim Township works one town over
30% of working residents work in a town that borders Manheim Township: Lancaster (15%), East Hempfield Township (6%) and East Lampeter Township (4%). Next door ↓
Manheim Township draws workers from far and wide
The 27,659 jobs in Manheim Township are filled from a wide area. Manheim Township’s own residents hold 11% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Manheim Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Manheim Township residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Manheim Township gains people on a workday
About 54,000 people are in Manheim Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than the 45,000 who live here: 25,000 come in to work and 16,000 head out. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Manheim Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Manheim Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #165 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Manheim 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, Manheim Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The places Manheim Township commutes to
Where Manheim Township clocks in
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.
About 20 minutes each way for Manheim Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manheim Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,099 commuters (the 18% 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.
How far it is to work from Manheim 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.
How many people are in Manheim Township by day
On a workday 15,736 residents head out to work, 2,922 work right here, and 24,737 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54,000 people are in Manheim Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What the 27,659 jobs in Manheim Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manheim Township, 2013 → 2023: 23,511 → 27,659. 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 Manheim Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Manheim Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Manheim Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #443 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Manheim Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 20,794 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). 4.0% of Manheim Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Manheim Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,021 U.S. towns of 31,000 to 61,000, Manheim Township comes 171st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | 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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| 18 | Northampton Township PA | 39,919 | $159K | 2.5% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
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| 59 | Lower Macungie Township PA | 33,507 | $125K | 2.7% | 3.2% | 8% | A+ |
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| 97 | Haverford Township PA | 50,997 | $132K | 3.4% | 4.3% | 8% | A |
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| 169 | Braintree Town MA | 38,957 | $122K | 5.9% | 4.0% | 12% | A |
| 170 | Meridian Township MI | 44,869 | $87K | 13.1% | 3.6% | 10% | A |
| 171 | Manheim Township PA | 44,826 | $102K | 5.8% | 2.7% | 16% | A |
| 172 | Rancho Santa Margarita CA | 45,779 | $153K | 5.7% | 4.1% | 7% | A |
| 173 | Holly Springs NC | 50,288 | $136K | 4.8% | 3.4% | 8% | A |
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| 1,021 | 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 Manheim Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 30% of Manheim Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manheim Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manheim Township | – | A | B+ | 20 min | $102,134 |
| East Hempfield Township | 6% | A | B− | 20 min | $99,384 |
| Lancaster | 15% | C | A | 24 min | $63,690 |
| Upper Leacock Township | 3% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $83,818 |
| East Lampeter Township | 4% | B+ | B | 25 min | $87,361 |
| East Petersburg | under 2% | A | C+ | 22 min | $91,930 |
| Warwick Township | 2% | A | C+ | 24 min | $104,013 |
| Lancaster Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 24 min | $88,912 |
| Penn Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 25 min | $87,620 |
| West Earl Township | under 2% | A− | A− | 21 min | $98,068 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lancaster. Darker towns draw more of Manheim 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 Manheim Township: questions
What is the median household income in Manheim Township?
$102,134 (±$5,802) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manheim Township?
5.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manheim Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manheim Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (15%, 3 mi), East Hempfield Township (6%, 5 mi), East Lampeter Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Manheim Township walkable?
Manheim Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Manheim Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manheim Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manheim 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.