Photo: gerrydincher · CC BY-SA 2.0At 0.9%, unemployment in Middle Paxton Township is lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Middle Paxton Township are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 4% stay in Middle Paxton Township for work; outside it, Harrisburg is the main destination (15%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Middle Paxton Township
Middle Paxton Township is a place people come home to
There are 463 jobs based in Middle Paxton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Middle Paxton Township has about 3,400 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Middle Paxton Township
69% of Middle Paxton Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Middle Paxton Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Middle Paxton Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middle Paxton Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #268 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($80,391, U.S. $80,734). 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, Middle Paxton Township could be anywhere from B to A.
The daily flow of workers through Middle Paxton Township
On a workday 2,097 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 381 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Middle Paxton Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.21 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 kinds of work in Middle Paxton Township
463 jobs are based in Middle Paxton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middle Paxton Township, 2014 → 2024: 457 → 463. 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 Middle Paxton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Middle Paxton Township: the destinations
Where Middle Paxton Township clocks in
15% 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.
Commuting from Middle Paxton Township: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middle Paxton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,744 commuters (the 23% 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 Middle Paxton Township
About 16% 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 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 Middle Paxton Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middle Paxton Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #1,003 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Middle Paxton 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 2,253 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). 1.7% of Middle Paxton Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Middle Paxton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Middle Paxton Township is 695th of 3,627 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | 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% | 5% | A+ |
| 31 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 693 | Hubbardston MA | 4,460 | $124K | 4.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A− |
| 694 | Harmony Township OH | 3,623 | $96K | 4.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A− |
| 695 | Middle Paxton Township PA | 5,114 | $80K | 5.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A− |
| 696 | Dumfries VA | 6,405 | $82K | 5.0% | 3.4% | 4% | A− |
| 697 | Sterling Ranch CO | 4,213 | $207K | 2.0% | 4.2% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | 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 Middle Paxton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
16% of Middle Paxton Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Susquehanna Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middle Paxton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Paxton Township | – | A− | D | 25 min | $80,391 |
| Penn Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 27 min | $59,053 |
| Susquehanna Township | 8% | A− | A− | 20 min | $84,832 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | A− | D | 35 min | $122,417 |
| Marysville | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $68,889 |
| West Hanover Township | under 3% | A | B | 22 min | $89,183 |
| Reed Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Halifax Township | under 3% | B− | B+ | 27 min | $70,854 |
| Lower Paxton Township | 8% | A | B | 21 min | $91,789 |
| East Hanover Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 20 min | $99,922 |
| Rush Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Reed Township and Rush Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middle Paxton 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 Middle Paxton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middle Paxton Township?
$80,391 (±$19,524) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middle Paxton Township?
5.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middle Paxton Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middle Paxton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (15%, 8 mi), Lower Paxton Township (8%, 7 mi), Susquehanna Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Middle Paxton Township walkable?
Middle Paxton Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middle Paxton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middle Paxton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middle Paxton 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.