Gloninger Estate · Photo: Smallbones · CC0At 9.2%, unemployment in North Cornwall Township is higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in North Cornwall Township; the top destination outside it is Lebanon (9%, 2 miles). The two grades for North Cornwall Township are C+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. 7% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets North Cornwall Township apart on work
North Cornwall Township trades workers with the towns around it
North Cornwall Township has about as many jobs (3,479) as working residents (3,864), but they are mostly different people: 3,690 residents leave for work each day while 3,305 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in North Cornwall Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside North Cornwall Township
63% of North Cornwall Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in North Cornwall Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from North Cornwall Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in North Cornwall Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in North Cornwall Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 32% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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.
Income, poverty and work: North Cornwall Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Cornwall Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #745 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds North Cornwall Township’s grade up (ahead of 73% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Cornwall Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
How many people are in North Cornwall Township by day
On a workday 3,690 residents head out to work, 174 work right here, and 3,305 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 (0.90 per resident).
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 North Cornwall Township’s employers do
3,479 jobs are based in North Cornwall Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Cornwall Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,349 → 3,479. 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 North Cornwall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from North Cornwall Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Cornwall Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,634 commuters (the 7% 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.
The towns that employ North Cornwall Township’s residents
Where North Cornwall Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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 distance from North Cornwall Township to work
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.
North Cornwall Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Cornwall Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #770 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 3,919 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.5% of North Cornwall Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Cornwall Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Cornwall Township places 1,786th of 2,751 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 6,800 to 13,000
| # | 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 13 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 49 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 54 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,784 | Mamakating NY | 12,701 | $91K | 13.5% | 5.2% | 6% | C+ |
| 1,785 | Polk Township PA | 7,414 | $81K | 10.3% | 4.4% | 6% | C+ |
| 1,786 | North Cornwall Township PA | 9,661 | $79K | 10.4% | 9.2% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,787 | Green OR | 7,541 | $67K | 10.6% | 3.1% | 6% | C+ |
| 1,788 | Nappanee IN | 6,885 | $69K | 9.1% | 6.0% | 23% | C+ |
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| 2,751 | 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 North Cornwall Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
North Cornwall Township and its neighbors: 16% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Cornwall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Cornwall Township | – | C+ | C | 20 min | $78,803 |
| Lebanon | 9% | C− | A | 21 min | $48,456 |
| Cleona | under 2% | B | A | 24 min | $72,688 |
| South Lebanon Township | 7% | A− | B− | 21 min | $85,120 |
| West Cornwall Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $84,750 |
| West Lebanon Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Cornwall | under 2% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $107,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Lebanon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lebanon. Darker towns draw more of North Cornwall 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 North Cornwall Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Cornwall Township?
$78,803 (±$10,107) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Cornwall Township?
10.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Cornwall Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Cornwall Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lebanon (9%, 2 mi), Derry Township (9%, 11 mi), South Lebanon Township (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Cornwall Township walkable?
North Cornwall Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Cornwall Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Cornwall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Cornwall 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.