Providence Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. 1,288 jobs are based in Providence Township; 2,952 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Providence Township B; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Providence Township: the figures worth knowing
Providence Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Providence Township went from 812 in 2013 to 1,288 in 2023, +59%. The jobs ↓
Providence Township makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Providence Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Providence Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Providence Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 25% of Providence Township’s own working residents. 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 Providence Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Providence Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #565 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Providence Township’s grade up (5.5%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($63,696, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Providence Township could be anywhere from C to A.
A place that makes things: 42% of Providence Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Providence Township, 2013 → 2023: 812 → 1,288. 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 Providence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Providence Township
On a workday 2,763 residents head out to work, 189 work right here, and 1,099 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,800 people are in Providence Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer 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.
9% of working residents work in Lancaster
Where Providence Township clocks in
6% 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.
How long Providence Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Providence Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,753 commuters (the 6% 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.
Where in the region Providence Township works
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 Providence Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Providence Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns, #895 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,938 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 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). 6.5% of Providence Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Providence Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Providence Township is 1,449th of 3,125 U.S. towns of 5,200 to 10,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,447 | Williamstown MA | 9,186 | $107K | 11.2% | 2.1% | 40% | B |
| 1,448 | Carroll Township PA | 5,368 | $79K | 13.8% | 2.1% | 4% | B |
| 1,449 | Providence Township PA | 7,482 | $64K | 5.5% | 3.5% | 6% | B |
| 1,450 | Marysville MI | 9,868 | $67K | 6.4% | 3.4% | 12% | B |
| 1,451 | Jaffrey NH | 5,633 | $92K | 3.8% | 5.1% | 29% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,125 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Providence Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Providence Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to East Drumore Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Providence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Township | – | B | C− | 27 min | $63,696 |
| Strasburg Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 29 min | $94,242 |
| Refton | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pequea Township | 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $109,447 |
| Drumore Township | under 2% | B− | C | 35 min | $82,969 |
| Eden Township | under 2% | A− | B | 27 min | $91,250 |
| East Drumore Township | 5% | B | B | 28 min | $78,844 |
| Martic Township | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $93,041 |
Same-state neighbors only. Refton: 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 Providence 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 Providence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Providence Township?
$63,696 (±$10,582) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Providence Township?
5.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Providence Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Providence Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (9%, 10 mi), Manheim Township (6%, 13 mi), West Lampeter Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Providence Township walkable?
Providence Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Providence Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Providence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Providence 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.