Landis Homestead · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Household incomes in Salford Township are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
6.7% of residents live below the poverty line (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Salford Township grades A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 4% work in Salford Township; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (10%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Salford Township stands out on work
Salford Township is a place people come home to
There are 270 jobs based in Salford Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Salford Township has about 1,800 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Salford Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Salford Township is Philadelphia, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (150) 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Salford Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Salford Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #47 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input (0.8%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Salford Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Salford Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,491 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 201 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Salford Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.17 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where in the region Salford Township works
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.
Where the trip to work from Salford Township ends
Where Salford Township clocks in
10% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
71% of the jobs in Salford Township pay over $3,333 a month
270 jobs are based in Salford Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salford Township, 2014 → 2024: 222 → 270. 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 Salford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Salford Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salford Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,351 commuters (the 16% 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.
Most trips from Salford Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Salford Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns, #831 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,602 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). 1.5% of Salford Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Salford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Salford Township places 152nd of 4,562 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 150 | Merton WI | 3,676 | $174K | 6.6% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 151 | Princeton MA | 3,618 | $159K | 4.2% | 0.4% | 6% | A+ |
| 152 | Salford Township PA | 3,086 | $126K | 6.7% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 153 | Milton WI | 3,129 | $107K | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 154 | Lexington Hills CA | 2,692 | $249K | 3.3% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Salford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Salford Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Franconia Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salford Township | – | A+ | C | 28 min | $125,658 |
| Franconia Township | 5% | A | A− | 30 min | $111,426 |
| Upper Salford Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 25 min | $138,600 |
| Marlborough Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 29 min | $108,281 |
| West Rockhill Township | 4% | A+ | C | 26 min | $104,354 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salford 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 Salford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salford Township?
$125,658 (±$8,414) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salford Township?
6.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salford Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salford Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 27 mi), Franconia Township (5%, 3 mi), Lower Salford Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Salford Township walkable?
Salford Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Salford Township without a car?
0% 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 Salford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salford 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.