Upper Frankford Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for Upper Frankford Township are B− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 139 jobs are based in Upper Frankford Township, against 892 working residents. Only 1% work in Upper Frankford Township itself; outside it, Carlisle draws the most (15%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Upper Frankford Township, in brief
Upper Frankford Township is a place people come home to
There are 139 jobs based in Upper Frankford Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Upper Frankford Township has about 1,600 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Upper Frankford Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 892 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Upper Frankford Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Frankford Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Upper Frankford Township’s grade up (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (10.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Frankford Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
How many people are in Upper Frankford Township by day
On a workday 882 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 129 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Upper Frankford Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Upper Frankford Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Frankford Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 925 commuters (the 9% 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 Upper Frankford Township to work: where people go
Where Upper Frankford Township clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 57% of the jobs in Upper Frankford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Frankford Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 139. 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 Upper Frankford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Upper Frankford Township’s workers travel
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Upper Frankford Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper Frankford Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,013 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). 3.4% of Upper Frankford Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Upper Frankford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Upper Frankford Township ranks: 2,045th of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 27 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,043 | Mackinaw IL | 1,851 | $67K | 8.2% | 2.8% | 12% | B− |
| 2,044 | Trail Creek IN | 1,987 | $78K | 6.6% | 6.8% | 1% | B− |
| 2,045 | Upper Frankford Township PA | 2,309 | $78K | 10.9% | 3.6% | 1% | B− |
| 2,046 | Kodiak Station AK | 1,823 | $84K | 3.2% | 0.0% | — | B− |
| 2,047 | South Creek WA | 2,191 | $85K | 3.2% | 5.9% | <1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Upper Frankford Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Upper Frankford Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to West Pennsboro Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Frankford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Frankford Township | – | B− | B− | 32 min | $77,862 |
| West Pennsboro Township | 4% | A− | C− | 25 min | $81,433 |
| Tyrone Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 31 min | $70,347 |
| Lower Frankford Township | under 3% | B− | D | 27 min | $76,797 |
| Lower Mifflin Township | under 3% | C | C | 32 min | $60,682 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Frankford 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 Upper Frankford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Frankford Township?
$77,862 (±$9,240) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Frankford Township?
10.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Frankford Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Frankford Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carlisle (15%, 9 mi), South Middleton Township (6%, 13 mi), Middlesex Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Frankford Township walkable?
Upper Frankford Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Frankford Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Frankford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Frankford 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.