Photo: Smallbones · Public domainHousehold incomes in Schuylkill Township are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 2.7% (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Schuylkill Township grades A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. 31% of workers have no commute at all; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Schuylkill Township
A lot of Schuylkill Township works from home
31% of Schuylkill Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Schuylkill Township
75% of Schuylkill Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 57% of the jobs based in Schuylkill Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. 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.
How Schuylkill Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Schuylkill Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #59 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($171,786, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Schuylkill Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
About 26 minutes to work from Schuylkill Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schuylkill Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,330 commuters (the 31% 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.
What the 2,827 jobs in Schuylkill Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schuylkill Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,149 → 2,827. 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 Schuylkill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Schuylkill Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 4,012 residents head out to work, 151 work right here, and 2,676 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,600 people are in Schuylkill Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
12% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Schuylkill Township clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
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.
How far Schuylkill Township goes to work
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 Schuylkill Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Schuylkill Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #463 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,818 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 11% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% 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). 2.8% of Schuylkill Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Schuylkill Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
200th of 2,862: where Schuylkill Township ranks among U.S. towns of 6,300 to 12,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 54 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 198 | Sunbury OH | 8,857 | $109K | 5.2% | 1.4% | 5% | A+ |
| 199 | Perkiomen Township PA | 8,965 | $154K | 4.6% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 200 | Schuylkill Township PA | 8,960 | $172K | 2.7% | 3.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 201 | Charlestown Township PA | 6,577 | $202K | 3.3% | 3.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 202 | East Brandywine Township PA | 10,594 | $181K | 1.5% | 3.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,862 | 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 Schuylkill Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 22% of Schuylkill Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Tredyffrin Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Schuylkill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill Township | – | A+ | B | 26 min | $171,786 |
| Phoenixville | 3% | A− | A+ | 27 min | $102,138 |
| Upper Providence Township | 3% | A | B+ | 27 min | $141,077 |
| Charlestown Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 25 min | $202,188 |
| Upper Merion Township | 7% | A | A | 25 min | $121,985 |
| Lower Providence Township | under 2% | A | A− | 28 min | $119,165 |
| Oaks | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Tredyffrin Township | 9% | A | A | 26 min | $162,194 |
| Mont Clare | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oaks and Mont Clare: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Schuylkill Township?
$171,786 (±$28,510) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schuylkill Township?
2.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schuylkill Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schuylkill Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (12%, 20 mi), Tredyffrin Township (9%, 4 mi), Upper Merion Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Schuylkill Township walkable?
Schuylkill Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Schuylkill Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Schuylkill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schuylkill 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.