Reading Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 330 jobs in Reading Township; 2,711 of its residents have a job. Reading Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 3% work in Reading Township; the top destination outside it is Hanover (7%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Reading Township, in brief
No single place dominates Reading Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Hanover, gets only 7% of working residents, and 67% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Reading Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Reading Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Reading Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Reading Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #240 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Reading Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Where Reading Township goes to work
Where Reading Township clocks in
7% 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.
Getting to work from Reading Township takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reading Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,793 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.
Reading Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,630 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 249 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Reading Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Jobs in Reading Township: what the 330 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reading Township, 2013 → 2023: 215 → 330. 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 Reading Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Reading Township
About 17% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Reading Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Reading Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #1,018 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Reading 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 3,121 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). 4.8% of Reading Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Reading Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Reading Township is 601st among 3,336 U.S. towns of 4,200 to 8,000
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 25 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 61 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 599 | Uniontown OH | 7,920 | $93K | 7.8% | 2.3% | 3% | A− |
| 600 | Mount Zion Township IL | 7,018 | $103K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 11% | A− |
| 601 | Reading Township PA | 5,958 | $95K | 4.2% | 3.0% | 3% | A− |
| 602 | North Springfield VA | 7,050 | $130K | 6.4% | 5.4% | 1% | A− |
| 603 | Northville Township IL | 7,316 | $104K | 3.7% | 2.0% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,336 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Reading Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Reading Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reading Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Township | – | A− | D | 33 min | $95,417 |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | A− | C | 24 min | $107,188 |
| Latimore Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $84,750 |
| Tyrone Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 32 min | $77,460 |
| Huntington Township | 3% | A− | C− | 30 min | $75,324 |
| Straban Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 27 min | $88,438 |
| East Berlin | under 2% | B+ | A− | 25 min | $73,523 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 2% | B | C | 30 min | $90,833 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B | C | 29 min | $92,226 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Huntington Township. Darker towns draw more of Reading 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 Reading Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reading Township?
$95,417 (±$20,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reading Township?
4.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reading Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reading Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hanover (7%, 10 mi), West Manchester Township (5%, 13 mi), Penn Township (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Reading Township walkable?
Reading Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Reading Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reading Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reading 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.