Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Hardly anyone in Salem Township is out of work
About one in seven work in Salem Township; the top destination outside it is Berwick (17%, 5 miles). Jobs and income earn Salem Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C. Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Salem Township in brief
Stores, warehouses and trucking
57% of the jobs in Salem Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Salem Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
85% of the jobs based in Salem Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 61% of the jobs Salem Township residents hold. 90% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Salem Township. The jobs ↓
Salem Township and Berwick trade workers both ways
Berwick is the top workplace for Salem Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Salem Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Salem Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Salem Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #410 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Salem Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Salem Township could be anywhere from B to A.
85% of the jobs in Salem Township pay over $3,333 a month
2,168 jobs are based in Salem Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salem Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,190 → 2,168. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Salem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Salem Township work
Where Salem Township clocks in
17% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
In and out of Salem Township on a workday
On a workday 1,552 residents head out to work, 214 work right here, and 1,954 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Salem Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Salem Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salem Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,702 commuters (the 20% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Salem 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Salem Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Salem Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #818 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Salem 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 2,133 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). 1.8% of Salem Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Salem Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Salem Township places 1,081st of 4,023 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | 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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| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,079 | Barkhamsted CT | 3,726 | $124K | 3.6% | 6.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,080 | Catlin Township IL | 3,002 | $77K | 4.6% | 1.4% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,081 | Salem Township PA | 4,092 | $79K | 6.2% | 0.0% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,082 | Munroe Falls OH | 4,973 | $81K | 7.3% | 3.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,083 | Pleasant Township IN | 3,092 | $76K | 4.9% | 3.6% | 6% | B+ |
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| 4,023 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Salem Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Salem Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Township | – | B+ | C | 29 min | $78,560 |
| Conyngham Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 34 min | $60,265 |
| Nescopeck Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 31 min | $85,789 |
| Mocanaqua | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Shickshinny | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Nescopeck | under 2% | C+ | A− | 23 min | $62,833 |
| Briar Creek Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 29 min | $77,333 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B | D | 38 min | $92,991 |
| Huntington Township | under 2% | C | D− | 38 min | $62,212 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mocanaqua: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Shickshinny: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salem 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 2024, 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 Salem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salem Township?
$78,560 (±$9,062) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salem Township?
6.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salem Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salem Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Berwick (17%, 5 mi), South Centre Township (5%, 10 mi), Mahoning Township (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Salem Township walkable?
Salem Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Salem 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 Salem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salem Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.