Household incomes in Mount Wolf top those of 66% of U.S. towns
9.2% of residents live below the poverty line (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Jobs and income earn Mount Wolf B+; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mount Wolf: the figures worth knowing
Stores, warehouses and trucking
62% of the jobs in Mount Wolf are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Mount Wolf
64% of Mount Wolf residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 30% of the jobs based in Mount Wolf pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 100% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Mount Wolf pay little
31% of the jobs based in Mount Wolf pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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; with 599 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Mount Wolf
On income, poverty and job access, Mount Wolf is better than 74% of U.S. towns. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
Unemployment (5.6%) is left out: Mount Wolf’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Mount Wolf could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The 362 jobs based in Mount Wolf
362 jobs are based in Mount Wolf.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Wolf, 2013 → 2023: 255 → 362. 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 Mount Wolf’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Mount Wolf by day
On a workday 597 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 360 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Mount Wolf on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
11% of working residents work in York
Where Mount Wolf clocks in
11% 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.
About 25 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Wolf workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 432 commuters (the 16% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Mount Wolf
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.
Mount Wolf is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mount Wolf is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Mount Wolf 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 517 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 12% 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 8.3% of Mount Wolf households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mount Wolf’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900, Mount Wolf comes 853rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
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| 17 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 34 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 851 | Lake Ketchum WA | 1,235 | $136K | 6.4% | 0.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 852 | Worden IL | 1,066 | $89K | 5.8% | 2.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 853 | Mount Wolf PA | 1,422 | $88K | 9.2% | 5.6% | <1% | B+ |
| 854 | Eastford CT | 1,715 | $97K | 6.2% | 6.3% | 8% | B+ |
| 855 | Londonderry VT | 1,897 | $85K | 2.4% | 0.5% | 23% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Mount Wolf, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Mount Wolf and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Manchester (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Wolf workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wolf | – | B+ | A | 25 min | $88,177 |
| Manchester | 2% | A | C | 35 min | $77,202 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Wolf’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 Mount Wolf: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Wolf?
$88,177 (±$31,174) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Wolf?
9.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Wolf?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Wolf work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (11%, 7 mi), Manchester Township (10%, 4 mi), Springettsbury Township (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mount Wolf walkable?
Mount Wolf is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.2 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mount Wolf 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 Mount Wolf, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Wolf
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.