Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in North Manheim Township (6.4%) than in 78% of U.S. towns
North Manheim Township grades B for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 7% work in North Manheim Township itself; outside it, Pottsville draws the most (9%, 2 miles). The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs & income in North Manheim Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Manheim Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #575 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds North Manheim Township’s grade up (4.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Manheim Township could be anywhere from C to A.
North Manheim Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,665 residents head out to work, 131 work right here, and 2,086 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,700 people are in North Manheim Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 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.
Commuting out of North Manheim Township: the destinations
Where North Manheim Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
What work there is in North Manheim Township: 2,217 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Manheim Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,277 → 2,217. 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 North Manheim Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
North Manheim Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Manheim Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,577 commuters (the 12% 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.
How far North Manheim Township’s workers travel
About 15% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of North Manheim Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Manheim Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #755 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% 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 1,782 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). 4.0% of North Manheim Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Manheim Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,700, North Manheim Township ranks 1,624th of 3,962 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 22 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,622 | Jones OK | 3,222 | $77K | 15.2% | 2.5% | 6% | B |
| 1,623 | Lemoyne PA | 4,801 | $62K | 12.5% | 2.8% | 4% | B |
| 1,624 | North Manheim Township PA | 4,234 | $88K | 4.4% | 6.4% | 7% | B |
| 1,625 | Finley WA | 5,634 | $92K | 5.1% | 5.8% | 5% | B |
| 1,626 | Avalon CA | 3,237 | $105K | 11.5% | 0.0% | 38% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,962 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Manheim Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
North Manheim Township and its neighbors: 24% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Manheim Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Manheim Township | – | B | C | 22 min | $88,125 |
| Schuylkill Haven | 4% | B− | A | 22 min | $54,167 |
| Pottsville | 9% | C− | A | 24 min | $54,332 |
| Cressona | 5% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $73,967 |
| Mount Carbon | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Orwigsburg | 3% | A− | B− | 27 min | $84,063 |
| Branch Township | under 2% | B− | D | 33 min | $79,139 |
| Landingville | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| West Brunswick Township | 3% | A− | C− | 34 min | $119,167 |
| Norwegian Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 20 min | $85,272 |
| South Manheim Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 34 min | $91,979 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Carbon and Landingville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pottsville. Darker towns draw more of North Manheim 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 North Manheim Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Manheim Township?
$88,125 (±$23,061) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Manheim Township?
4.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Manheim Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Manheim Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pottsville (9%, 2 mi), Cressona (5%, 3 mi), Schuylkill Haven (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Manheim Township walkable?
North Manheim Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Manheim 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 Manheim Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Manheim 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.