Dyerstown Historic District · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Household incomes in Plumstead Township top those of 93% of U.S. towns
27% of workers work from home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Jobs and income earn Plumstead Township A; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Plumstead Township at work: what stands out
Plumstead Township trades workers with the towns around it
Plumstead Township has about as many jobs (6,299) as working residents (7,036), but they are mostly different people: 6,462 residents leave for work each day while 5,725 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Plumstead Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Plumstead Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 7% of working residents, and 60% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Plumstead Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Plumstead Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,299 jobs in Plumstead Township are filled from a wide area. Plumstead Township’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 25%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Plumstead Township
27% of Plumstead Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Plumstead 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.
Where Plumstead Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Plumstead Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #160 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($138,259, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, 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, Plumstead Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who commutes out of Plumstead Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 6,462 residents head out to work, 574 work right here, and 5,725 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.
7% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Plumstead Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
From Plumstead Township, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plumstead Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,733 commuters (the 27% 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.
In Plumstead Township, 33% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
6,299 jobs are based in Plumstead Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plumstead Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,913 → 6,299. 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 Plumstead Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Plumstead Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Few in Plumstead Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Plumstead Township is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #557 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% 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 7,830 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 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% 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). 1.9% of Plumstead Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Plumstead Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Plumstead Township ranks: 373rd of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 17 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Upper Uwchlan Township PA | 13,681 | $191K | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 371 | Kendall Township IL | 10,154 | $122K | 2.3% | 3.8% | 6% | A |
| 372 | East Goshen Township PA | 18,365 | $107K | 5.7% | 3.2% | 4% | A |
| 373 | Plumstead Township PA | 14,357 | $138K | 4.5% | 4.0% | 8% | A |
| 374 | Waipio HI | 10,870 | $110K | 5.7% | 2.9% | 2% | A |
| 375 | Scott Township IN | 10,740 | $107K | 3.9% | 2.3% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Plumstead Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 10% of Plumstead Township
The biggest share goes to Doylestown Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plumstead Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumstead Township | – | A | B− | 32 min | $138,259 |
| Tinicum Township | under 2% | A− | B | 37 min | $122,125 |
| Bedminster Township | under 2% | A− | B | 34 min | $152,049 |
| Buckingham Township | 3% | A+ | B | 34 min | $190,230 |
| Solebury Township | under 2% | A+ | A− | 32 min | $195,962 |
| Doylestown Township | 7% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $149,764 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plumstead 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 Plumstead Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plumstead Township?
$138,259 (±$10,175) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plumstead Township?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plumstead Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plumstead Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (7%, 26 mi), Doylestown Township (7%, 6 mi), Doylestown (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Plumstead Township walkable?
Plumstead Township is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Plumstead 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 Plumstead Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plumstead 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.