Hewitt Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Southampton Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% work in Southampton Township itself; outside it, Bedford Township draws the most (9%, 19 miles). Employers in Southampton Township report 107 jobs for 364 working residents. At home: 5% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Southampton Township and work: the main findings
Southampton Township is a place people come home to
There are 107 jobs based in Southampton Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Southampton Township has about 590 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Southampton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 364 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Southampton Township by day and by night
On a workday 351 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Southampton Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 34 minutes in Southampton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Southampton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 315 commuters (the 5% 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.
Out of Southampton Township to work: where people go
Where Southampton Township clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 83% of work in Southampton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Southampton Township, 2014 → 2024: 70 → 107. 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 Southampton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Southampton Township to work
About 27% 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.
Next door to Southampton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Southampton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $56,336 |
| Cumberland Valley Township | under 3% | C | D− | 35 min | $67,361 |
| Mann Township | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
| Colerain Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 25 min | $66,607 |
| Monroe Township | 5% | D | D− | 37 min | $58,056 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mann Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Monroe Township. Darker towns draw more of Southampton 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 Southampton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Southampton Township?
$56,336 (±$3,571) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Southampton Township?
11.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Southampton Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Southampton Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bedford Township (9%, 19 mi), Cumberland (6%, 15 mi), Monroe Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Southampton Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Southampton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Southampton 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.