Carlisle Indian School · Public domainFewer people are out of work in North Middleton Township (3.2%) than in 66% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in North Middleton Township; the top destination outside it is Carlisle (16%, 3 miles). North Middleton Township grades A− for jobs and income and B for walkability. The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from North Middleton Township, in brief
What drives the Jobs & income grade in North Middleton Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Middleton Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #363 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides North Middleton Township’s grade. 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, North Middleton Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
A commute of about 20 minutes in North Middleton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Middleton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,335 commuters (the 11% 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.
Who commutes out of North Middleton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 5,110 residents head out to work, 199 work right here, and 2,990 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in North Middleton Township on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of North Middleton Township: the destinations
Where North Middleton Township clocks in
16% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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 kinds of work in North Middleton Township
3,189 jobs are based in North Middleton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Middleton Township, 2014 → 2024: 3,253 → 3,189. 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 Middleton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from North Middleton Township, by distance
About 18% 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.
The commute in North Middleton Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Middleton Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #541 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 6.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,018 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 10% 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 under 0.1 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). 0.8% of North Middleton Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of North Middleton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Middleton Township is 911th of 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 10% | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 909 | Plymouth CT | 11,902 | $95K | 8.5% | 3.7% | 7% | A− |
| 910 | North Lebanon Township PA | 12,366 | $84K | 8.4% | 2.1% | 6% | A− |
| 911 | North Middleton Township PA | 13,031 | $85K | 6.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A− |
| 912 | Moraga CA | 16,322 | $216K | 7.3% | 6.4% | 6% | A− |
| 913 | Matawan NJ | 9,768 | $123K | 10.5% | 5.1% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | 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 North Middleton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 21% of North Middleton Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Middleton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Middleton Township | – | A− | B | 20 min | $84,580 |
| Carlisle | 16% | C+ | A+ | 19 min | $61,720 |
| Spring Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 35 min | $81,528 |
| Lower Frankford Township | under 3% | B− | D | 27 min | $76,797 |
| Carroll Township | under 3% | B | C | 33 min | $78,672 |
| Middlesex Township | 5% | B | D | 18 min | $76,833 |
| West Pennsboro Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 25 min | $81,433 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Carlisle. Darker towns draw more of North Middleton 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 Middleton Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Middleton Township?
$84,580 (±$11,672) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Middleton Township?
6.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Middleton Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Middleton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carlisle (16%, 3 mi), South Middleton Township (6%, 8 mi), Silver Spring Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Middleton Township walkable?
North Middleton Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Middleton Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Middleton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Middleton 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.