Augustus Lutheran Church · Public domainUnemployment in Trappe (1.0%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income A+: among the top U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #11 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns · #347 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Household incomes here are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Trappe; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (6%, 22 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.0 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Trappe
No single place dominates Trappe’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 6% of working residents, and 59% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Trappe residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
A lot of Trappe works from home
24% of Trappe workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. 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.
What’s behind Trappe’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Trappe is among the top U.S. towns, #11 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Trappe’s grade. 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, Trappe could be anywhere from A to A+.
6% of working residents work in Philadelphia
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Trappe clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 27 minutes each way, about the PA average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trappe workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,945 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Trappe quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,094 residents head out to work, 78 work right here, and 1,416 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Trappe on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Trappe makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
1,494 jobs are based in Trappe. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Trappe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trappe, 2013 → 2023: 1,166 → 1,494. 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.
Half of Trappe commutes less than 11 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Trappe is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Trappe is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #347 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% 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 2,564 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 53% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 0.8% of Trappe households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Trappe’s commuters take a bus or train.
Trappe is 72nd of 4,283 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,500 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Trappe, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Cross Mountain TX | 3,752 | $205K | 1.6% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 71 | Centerville MN | 3,978 | $123K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 72 | Trappe PA | 4,061 | $127K | 4.5% | 1.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 73 | Double Oak TX | 3,051 | $172K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 74 | Center WI | 3,706 | $115K | 1.6% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,283 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Trappe and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Upper Providence Township (5%). Darker towns draw more of Trappe’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trappe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trappe | – | A+ | A− | 27 min | $127,250 |
| Collegeville | under 3% | B+ | A+ | 23 min | $91,466 |
| Upper Providence Township | 5% | A | B+ | 27 min | $141,077 |
| Perkiomen Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 29 min | $153,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Trappe: questions
What is the median household income in Trappe?
$127,250 (±$31,038) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trappe?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trappe?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trappe work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (6%, 22 mi), Upper Merion Township (6%, 9 mi), Upper Providence Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Trappe walkable?
Trappe is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 14.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Trappe without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 53% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trappe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trappe
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.