Households in Middletown Township earn more than those in 91% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 8.3 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.7 in Philadelphia. Poverty touches 4.8% of residents (Pennsylvania 11.7%). The two grades for Middletown Township are A+ for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Middletown Township in brief
Middletown Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Middletown Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Middletown Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Middletown Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Middletown Township fell from 13,049 in 2014 to 8,721 in 2024, −33%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Middletown Township
25% of Middletown Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Middletown Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,721 jobs in Middletown Township are filled from a wide area. Middletown Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; the other 60% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How Middletown Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middletown Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #75 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middletown Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
20% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Middletown Township clocks in
20% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
8,721 jobs are based in Middletown Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middletown Township, 2014 → 2024: 13,049 → 8,721. 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 Middletown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way for Middletown Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middletown Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,787 commuters (the 25% 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.
In and out of Middletown Township on a workday
On a workday 6,702 residents head out to work, 469 work right here, and 8,252 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How far Middletown Township goes to work
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.
Middletown Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middletown Township is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #194 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Middletown 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 7,698 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 70% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 11% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 5.9% of Middletown Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Middletown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Middletown Township ranks: 162nd of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 10 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 18 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 160 | Merrifield VA | 20,698 | $136K | 5.1% | 3.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 161 | Charlton MA | 13,685 | $118K | 2.5% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 162 | Middletown Township PA | 17,342 | $129K | 4.8% | 3.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 163 | Green Valley MD | 13,602 | $172K | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 164 | Steiner Ranch TX | 18,619 | $191K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Middletown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Middletown Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middletown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown Township | – | A+ | A | 30 min | $129,300 |
| Upper Providence Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $150,563 |
| Aston Township | under 2% | B+ | A− | 27 min | $98,758 |
| Chester Heights | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $104,009 |
| Thornbury Township | under 2% | A− | B | 30 min | $191,543 |
| Rose Valley | under 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $246,875 |
| Village Green-Green Ridge | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Brookhaven | under 2% | A | A− | 27 min | $91,042 |
| Edgmont Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $136,964 |
Same-state neighbors only. Village Green-Green Ridge: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middletown 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 Middletown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middletown Township?
$129,300 (±$15,833) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middletown Township?
4.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middletown Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middletown Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (20%, 17 mi), Media (3%, 2 mi), Upper Merion Township (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Middletown Township walkable?
Middletown Township is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.7 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middletown Township without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 11% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middletown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middletown 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.