Zion Lutheran Church · Photo: National Park Service · Public domainMiddle Smithfield Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C: better than 32% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #858 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability B: more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns · #523 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Household incomes here are higher than in 66% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 50 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 6% work in Middle Smithfield Township; the top destination outside it is East Stroudsburg (7%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Middle Smithfield Township
Middle Smithfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 50 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 383 hours of commuting, 184 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
No single place dominates Middle Smithfield Township’s commute
The biggest draw, East Stroudsburg, gets only 7% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Middle Smithfield Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
What’s behind Middle Smithfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middle Smithfield Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #858 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Middle Smithfield Township’s grade up ($88,026, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.6%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middle Smithfield Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
About 50 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middle Smithfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,078 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
7% of working residents work in East Stroudsburg
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Middle Smithfield Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Middle Smithfield Township commutes less than 33 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 32% 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 2023.
Middle Smithfield Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 5,460 residents head out to work, 342 work right here, and 1,173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Middle Smithfield Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
What the 1,515 jobs in Middle Smithfield Township are
1,515 jobs are based in Middle Smithfield Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Middle Smithfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middle Smithfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,344 → 1,515. 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.
Most trips from Middle Smithfield Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middle Smithfield Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #523 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,956 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 0.0 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). 4.1% of Middle Smithfield Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Middle Smithfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Middle Smithfield Township is 1,743rd of 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Middle Smithfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 15 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 26 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 34 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,741 | Mount Pleasant TX | 16,225 | $51K | 18.3% | 2.5% | 52% | C |
| 1,742 | Cheney WA | 12,650 | $55K | 31.3% | 13.1% | 17% | C |
| 1,743 | Middle Smithfield Township PA | 15,964 | $88K | 10.3% | 7.6% | 6% | C |
| 1,744 | Englewood FL | 20,091 | $69K | 8.5% | 6.0% | 14% | C |
| 1,745 | Gardere LA | 12,223 | $55K | 35.3% | 4.9% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
Middle Smithfield Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Middle Smithfield Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middle Smithfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Smithfield Township | – | C | B | 50 min | $88,026 |
| Lehman Township | under 2% | D | B− | 53 min | $66,870 |
| Price Township | under 2% | B− | C | 41 min | $82,898 |
| Porter Township | under 2% | — | — | 56 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Porter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Middle Smithfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middle Smithfield Township?
$88,026 (±$16,185) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middle Smithfield Township?
10.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middle Smithfield Township?
50 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middle Smithfield Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Stroudsburg (7%, 7 mi), Stroud Township (6%, 9 mi), New York City (6%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middle Smithfield Township walkable?
Middle Smithfield Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middle Smithfield Township without a car?
5% 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 Middle Smithfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middle Smithfield 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.