Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) · CC BY-SA 2.5Fewer people are out of work in Martic Township (0.4%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Martic Township itself; outside it, Lancaster draws the most (10%, 12 miles). Martic Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Martic Township is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Martic Township
The better-paid jobs are outside Martic Township
65% of Martic Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Martic Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Martic Township is a place people come home to
There are 617 jobs based in Martic Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Martic Township has about 3,600 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Martic Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Martic Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Martic Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #333 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Martic Township could be anywhere from B to A.
In Martic Township, 29% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
617 jobs are based in Martic Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Martic Township, 2013 → 2023: 471 → 617. 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 Martic Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Martic Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,058 residents head out to work, 143 work right here, and 474 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Martic Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.28 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.
How long Martic Township spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Martic Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,146 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where Martic Township’s working residents head each day
Where Martic 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.
How far Martic Township’s workers travel
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.
Getting around Martic Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Martic Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #955 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Martic 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 2,521 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). 8.1% of Martic Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Martic Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900, Martic Township ranks 881st of 3,627 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 31 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 879 | Denver PA | 3,747 | $86K | 7.3% | 3.1% | 7% | A− |
| 880 | Conestoga Township PA | 3,916 | $93K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 5% | A− |
| 881 | Martic Township PA | 5,135 | $93K | 9.5% | 0.4% | 6% | A− |
| 882 | Buellton CA | 5,158 | $100K | 4.9% | 2.2% | 12% | A− |
| 883 | Chilton WI | 4,183 | $83K | 7.8% | 1.2% | 27% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | 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 Martic Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Martic Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pequea Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Martic Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martic Township | – | A− | D | 31 min | $93,041 |
| Drumore Township | under 3% | B− | C | 35 min | $82,969 |
| Conestoga Township | under 3% | A− | C | 31 min | $93,152 |
| Lower Chanceford Township | under 3% | A− | D | 42 min | $105,909 |
| Pequea Township | 3% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $109,447 |
| Providence Township | 2% | B | C− | 27 min | $63,696 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Martic 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 Martic Township: questions
What is the median household income in Martic Township?
$93,041 (±$15,236) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Martic Township?
9.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Martic Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Martic Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (10%, 12 mi), East Hempfield Township (6%, 15 mi), East Lampeter Township (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Martic Township walkable?
Martic Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Martic Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Martic Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Martic 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.