Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Manor’s household incomes are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
27% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%. Below the poverty line: 4.9% of residents, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. The two grades for Manor are B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Manor
Manor makes and builds things
73% of the jobs based in Manor are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Manor residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. The jobs ↓
Manor workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A lot of Manor works from home
27% of Manor workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Manor pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in Manor pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Manor empties out on a workday
About 2,400 people are in Manor on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 3,500 who live here: 1,600 head out to work and 550 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.
Jobs & income in Manor: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Manor is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #448 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Manor’s grade up ($138,583, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (11.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Manor could be anywhere from B to A.
Manor works in goods: 73% of its jobs
574 jobs are based in Manor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manor, 2013 → 2023: 496 → 574. 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 Manor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Manor: about 36 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manor workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,388 commuters (the 27% 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.
Who leaves Manor for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,612 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 546 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Manor on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.35 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.
The towns that employ Manor’s residents
Where Manor clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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.
Half of Manor commutes less than 13 miles
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.
Most of Manor commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Manor is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #923 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 1,906 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). 1.2% of Manor households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Manor’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,252nd of 4,535: where Manor ranks among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 69 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,250 | Landis NC | 3,885 | $75K | 6.9% | 3.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,251 | Wyoming PA | 3,163 | $72K | 5.4% | 3.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,252 | Manor PA | 3,482 | $139K | 4.9% | 11.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,253 | Carthage Township IL | 2,848 | $80K | 5.2% | 0.1% | 32% | B+ |
| 1,254 | Carlyle Township IL | 3,778 | $88K | 6.6% | 2.1% | 17% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 18% of Manor’s workers
The biggest share goes to North Huntingdon Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor | – | B+ | C− | 36 min | $138,583 |
| Penn Township | 5% | A | B− | 31 min | $113,086 |
| North Huntingdon Township | 8% | A− | B− | 29 min | $101,200 |
| Hempfield Township | 5% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $82,705 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manor’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 Manor: questions
What is the median household income in Manor?
$138,583 (±$36,355) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manor?
4.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manor?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manor work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (16%, 17 mi), North Huntingdon Township (8%, 4 mi), Hempfield Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Manor walkable?
Manor is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Manor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manor
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.