Photo: Mr. Vitale · Public domainAt 5.0%, unemployment in Manor Township is higher than in 61% of U.S. towns
Only 7% stay in Manor Township for work; outside it, East Franklin Township is the main destination (8%, 8 miles). Manor Township grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. The trip to work takes 24 minutes on average (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Manor Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Manor Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #617 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Manor Township’s grade up (3.8%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Manor Township could be anywhere from C to A.
In and out of Manor Township on a workday
On a workday 1,657 residents head out to work, 133 work right here, and 1,119 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Manor Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.70 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.
The towns that employ Manor Township’s residents
Where Manor Township clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
What Manor Township’s employers do
1,252 jobs are based in Manor Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manor Township, 2014 → 2024: 985 → 1,252. 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 Manor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Manor Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manor Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,590 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.
Miles to work from Manor 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.
Most trips from Manor Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Manor Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #880 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. 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 1,911 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Manor Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Manor Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,500, Manor Township ranks 1,907th of 4,283 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 24 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,905 | Morrison IL | 3,945 | $69K | 8.1% | 2.3% | 24% | B |
| 1,906 | Franklin NJ | 5,083 | $93K | 8.0% | 7.2% | 7% | B |
| 1,907 | Manor Township PA | 4,068 | $75K | 3.8% | 5.0% | 7% | B |
| 1,908 | Pacheco CA | 4,325 | $101K | 13.2% | 7.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,909 | Bonsall CA | 4,332 | $114K | 16.9% | 4.7% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,283 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Manor Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
21% of Manor Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Township | – | B | C− | 24 min | $75,152 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 34 min | $59,205 |
| Ford City | 5% | C− | A | 26 min | $57,971 |
| Kittanning | 6% | C+ | A | 25 min | $51,711 |
| Kittanning Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 29 min | $78,750 |
| North Buffalo Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 36 min | $75,799 |
| Ford Cliff | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Rayburn Township | 2% | C | C+ | 25 min | $69,688 |
| East Franklin Township | 8% | B+ | C− | 23 min | $98,025 |
| Cadogan Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ford Cliff and Cadogan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Franklin Township. Darker towns draw more of Manor 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 Manor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Manor Township?
$75,152 (±$19,552) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manor Township?
3.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manor Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manor Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Franklin Township (8%, 8 mi), Kittanning (6%, 4 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Manor Township walkable?
Manor Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Manor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manor 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.