Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0A job hub: Middlesex Township has 2.4 jobs per working resident, and 6,809 people come in to work
Employers in Middlesex Township report 7,042 jobs; 2,935 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Middlesex Township are B for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 8% work in Middlesex Township itself; outside it, Carlisle draws the most (8%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Middlesex Township, in brief
Stores, warehouses and trucking
71% of the jobs in Middlesex Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 27% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Middlesex Township is where the jobs are
Middlesex Township has 7,042 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 12,000 people are in town, 54% more than the 7,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
Middlesex Township draws workers from far and wide
The 7,042 jobs in Middlesex Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 27%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Middlesex Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania 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.
Why Middlesex Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middlesex Township is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #633 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Middlesex Township’s grade up (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middlesex Township could be anywhere from C to A.
70% of the jobs in Middlesex Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middlesex Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,617 → 7,042. 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 Middlesex Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Middlesex Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,702 residents head out to work and 233 work right here.
About 12,000 people are in Middlesex Township on a workday afternoon, 54% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Middlesex Township’s workforce comes from
Where Middlesex Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
The daily trip from Middlesex Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middlesex Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,739 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 in the region Middlesex Township works
About 18% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Middlesex Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middlesex Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #969 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 3,227 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). 3.7% of Middlesex Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Middlesex Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Middlesex Township is 1,628th of 3,111 U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 23 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,626 | Auburn GA | 10,110 | $77K | 11.7% | 4.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,627 | Brigantine NJ | 7,658 | $97K | 9.4% | 5.7% | 14% | B |
| 1,628 | Middlesex Township PA | 7,636 | $77K | 9.1% | 5.2% | 8% | B |
| 1,629 | South Beloit IL | 7,996 | $79K | 8.0% | 5.9% | 7% | B |
| 1,630 | Robertsdale AL | 7,761 | $59K | 11.1% | 0.3% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,111 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Middlesex Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Middlesex Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Silver Spring Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middlesex Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Township | – | B | D | 18 min | $76,833 |
| Carroll Township | under 3% | B | C | 33 min | $78,672 |
| Silver Spring Township | 7% | A+ | B | 21 min | $125,102 |
| Rye Township | under 3% | A | C | 30 min | $102,159 |
| South Middleton Township | 6% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $92,421 |
| North Middleton Township | under 3% | A− | B | 20 min | $84,580 |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | A | C | 24 min | $124,443 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middlesex 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 Middlesex Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middlesex Township?
$76,833 (±$14,766) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middlesex Township?
9.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middlesex Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middlesex Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carlisle (8%, 5 mi), Silver Spring Township (7%, 4 mi), South Middleton Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middlesex Township walkable?
Middlesex Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middlesex Township without a car?
0% 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 Middlesex Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middlesex 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.