Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0New Hanover Township’s household incomes are higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A−: better than 85% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #228 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns · #907 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Working residents average 32 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in New Hanover Township; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (6%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in New Hanover Township
No single place dominates New Hanover Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 6% of working residents, and 66% work outside the top ten towns entirely. New Hanover Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
New Hanover Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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.
What’s behind New Hanover Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, New Hanover Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #228 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds New Hanover Township’s grade up ($140,913, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, New Hanover Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
6% of working residents work in Philadelphia
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where New Hanover Township clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 32 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 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Hanover Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,328 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
New Hanover Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 6,279 residents head out to work, 244 work right here, and 1,170 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,400 people are in New Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.22 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 1,414 jobs in New Hanover Township are
1,414 jobs are based in New Hanover Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs New Hanover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Hanover Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,114 → 1,414. 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.
Half of New Hanover Township commutes less than 17 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from New Hanover Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Hanover Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #907 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of 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 6,771 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). 2.2% of New Hanover Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of New Hanover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
New Hanover Township is 608th of 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of New Hanover Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 20 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 41 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 606 | Laurel FL | 11,741 | $92K | 5.6% | 1.6% | 6% | A− |
| 607 | Countryside VA | 9,661 | $149K | 4.8% | 5.8% | 1% | A− |
| 608 | New Hanover Township PA | 13,528 | $141K | 5.6% | 4.6% | 4% | A− |
| 609 | Halls TN | 10,272 | $91K | 8.0% | 1.6% | 4% | A− |
| 610 | Chestnut Ridge NY | 10,987 | $112K | 8.1% | 4.0% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | 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.
New Hanover Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Limerick Township (4%). Darker towns draw more of New Hanover Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover Township | – | A− | C− | 32 min | $140,913 |
| Douglass Township | 2% | A | C+ | 29 min | $118,333 |
| Upper Frederick Township | under 2% | A | D− | 28 min | $108,219 |
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | under 2% | B | B− | 28 min | $93,563 |
| Pottsgrove | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Upper Pottsgrove Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 36 min | $121,566 |
| Upper Hanover Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 29 min | $111,643 |
| Gilbertsville | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Limerick Township | 4% | A | B− | 26 min | $121,061 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pottsgrove and Gilbertsville: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. 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 New Hanover Township: questions
What is the median household income in New Hanover Township?
$140,913 (±$12,514) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Hanover Township?
5.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Hanover Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Hanover Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (6%, 31 mi), Upper Merion Township (4%, 18 mi), Limerick Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Hanover Township walkable?
New Hanover Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Hanover Township without a car?
<1% 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 New Hanover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Hanover 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.