Photo: Robert C. Shelley, Photographer · Public domainA job hub: Ontelaunee Township has 2.7 jobs per working resident, and 3,724 people come in to work
Employers in Ontelaunee Township report 3,778 jobs; 1,420 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Ontelaunee Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Ontelaunee Township
Ontelaunee Township is where the jobs are
Ontelaunee Township has 3,778 jobs, 2.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,500 people are in town, 75% more than the 3,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
Ontelaunee Township makes and builds things
46% of the jobs based in Ontelaunee Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Ontelaunee Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
Ontelaunee Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Ontelaunee Township went from 2,609 in 2013 to 3,778 in 2023, +45%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Ontelaunee Township pay over $40,000 a year
73% of the jobs based in Ontelaunee Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Ontelaunee Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ontelaunee Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #278 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($111,154, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ontelaunee Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Ontelaunee Township
On a workday 1,366 residents head out to work and 54 work right here.
About 5,500 people are in Ontelaunee Township on a workday afternoon, 75% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 46% of work in Ontelaunee Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ontelaunee Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,609 → 3,778. 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 Ontelaunee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Ontelaunee Township, and from where
Where Ontelaunee Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Ontelaunee Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ontelaunee Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,256 commuters (the 9% 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 many miles Ontelaunee Township commutes
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.
The commute in Ontelaunee Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ontelaunee Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #875 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Ontelaunee Township 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 1,379 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). 2.4% of Ontelaunee Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ontelaunee Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300, Ontelaunee Township comes 717th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 715 | Posey Township IN | 2,893 | $84K | 3.6% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| 716 | Carlos Township MN | 2,261 | $104K | 2.7% | 1.1% | 2% | A− |
| 717 | Ontelaunee Township PA | 3,157 | $111K | 8.0% | 3.6% | 4% | A− |
| 718 | Camanche Village CA | 2,291 | $156K | 2.4% | 1.3% | 0% | A− |
| 719 | Elgin SC | 2,360 | $78K | 2.9% | 1.0% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Ontelaunee Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
11% of Ontelaunee Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Muhlenberg Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ontelaunee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontelaunee Township | – | A− | C− | 27 min | $111,154 |
| Bern Township | 3% | A+ | C+ | 24 min | $117,897 |
| Maidencreek Township | 3% | A | C− | 29 min | $111,842 |
| Centre Township | under 4% | A | D | 26 min | $95,375 |
| Perry Township | under 4% | A− | C+ | 22 min | $94,531 |
| Leesport | under 4% | B+ | B | 20 min | $95,577 |
| Blandon | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Muhlenberg Township | 5% | B+ | B | 23 min | $88,069 |
Same-state neighbors only. Blandon: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ontelaunee 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 Ontelaunee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ontelaunee Township?
$111,154 (±$16,781) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ontelaunee Township?
8.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ontelaunee Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ontelaunee Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reading (9%, 8 mi), Muhlenberg Township (5%, 4 mi), Maxatawny Township (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ontelaunee Township walkable?
Ontelaunee Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ontelaunee Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ontelaunee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ontelaunee 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.