Wilkinson House · Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0Pocopson Township’s household incomes are among the highest in the country
Jobs & income A+: among the top U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #8 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability C+: more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns · #664 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Working residents average 34 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Pocopson Township; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (10%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Pocopson Township, in brief
Pocopson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Pocopson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pocopson Township is Philadelphia, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (176) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
What’s behind Pocopson Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pocopson Township is among the top U.S. towns, #8 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($230,000, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns). 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, Pocopson Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pocopson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,236 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Pocopson Township commutes less than 16 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Pocopson Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,728 residents head out to work, 58 work right here, and 986 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Pocopson Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.58 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 2023, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in Philadelphia
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pocopson Township clocks in
10% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
71% of the jobs in Pocopson Township pay over $3,333 a month
1,044 jobs are based in Pocopson Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pocopson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pocopson Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,214 → 1,044. 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.
Most trips from Pocopson Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pocopson Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns, #664 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Pocopson 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 1,614 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 0.0 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). 2.6% of Pocopson Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Pocopson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pocopson Township is 69th of 4,000 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pocopson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | 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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| 24 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 67 | Barton Creek TX | 3,440 | $204K | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 68 | Minneha Township KS | 3,472 | $143K | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 69 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 70 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 71 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 75 | Trappe PA | 4,061 | $127K | 4.5% | 1.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | 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.
Pocopson Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to East Marlborough Township (3%). Darker towns draw more of Pocopson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pocopson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocopson Township | – | A+ | C+ | 34 min | $230,000 |
| West Bradford Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 27 min | $160,514 |
| Pennsbury Township | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 31 min | $167,727 |
| East Bradford Township | under 3% | A | B+ | 25 min | $155,240 |
| Birmingham Township | under 3% | A | B− | 31 min | $215,000 |
| East Marlborough Township | 3% | A+ | A− | 26 min | $155,504 |
| Newlin Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 30 min | $160,341 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Pocopson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pocopson Township?
$230,000 (±$23,963) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pocopson Township?
1.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pocopson Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pocopson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 29 mi), Wilmington (5%, 14 mi), West Goshen Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pocopson Township walkable?
Pocopson Township is more walkable than 44% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pocopson Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pocopson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pocopson 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.