Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0There are 2.3 jobs in Upper Leacock Township for every working resident, and 8,435 people commute in
There are 8,976 jobs in Upper Leacock Township, against 3,879 working residents. Upper Leacock Township grades B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in seven work in Upper Leacock Township itself; outside it, East Lampeter Township draws the most (8%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Upper Leacock Township
Upper Leacock Township is where the jobs are
Upper Leacock Township has 8,976 jobs, 2.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 14,000 people are in town, 57% more than the 8,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Upper Leacock Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
77% of the jobs based in Upper Leacock Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 60% of the jobs Upper Leacock Township residents hold. 94% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Upper Leacock Township. The jobs ↓
Most Upper Leacock Township residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Upper Leacock Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Upper Leacock Township went from 6,289 in 2013 to 8,976 in 2023, +43%. The jobs ↓
Upper Leacock Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,976 jobs in Upper Leacock Township are filled from a wide area. Upper Leacock Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Upper Leacock Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Leacock Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #396 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Leacock Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The daily commute in and out of Upper Leacock Township
On a workday 3,338 residents head out to work and 541 work right here.
About 14,000 people are in Upper Leacock Township on a workday afternoon, 57% more than live here.
2.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Upper Leacock Township works in goods: 36% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Leacock Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,289 → 8,976. 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 Leacock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Upper Leacock Township’s workers travel
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.
The towns that send workers to Upper Leacock Township
Where Upper Leacock Township clocks in
6% 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.
Commuting from Upper Leacock Township: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Leacock Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,580 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.
For most of Upper Leacock Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper Leacock Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #564 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,270 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). 16.5% of Upper Leacock Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Upper Leacock Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
987th of 2,907: where Upper Leacock Township ranks among U.S. towns of 6,200 to 12,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 20 | 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+ |
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| 59 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 985 | Canyon Lake CA | 11,113 | $127K | 7.3% | 4.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 986 | Oakmont PA | 6,576 | $93K | 5.4% | 5.6% | 9% | B+ |
| 987 | Upper Leacock Township PA | 8,925 | $84K | 6.7% | 3.7% | 14% | B+ |
| 988 | Lake Hallie WI | 7,396 | $87K | 8.9% | 1.4% | 6% | B+ |
| 989 | Tittabawassee Township MI | 11,007 | $107K | 5.6% | 4.3% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,907 | 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 Upper Leacock Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 22% of Upper Leacock Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Leacock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Leacock Township | – | B+ | B− | 21 min | $83,818 |
| Leacock Township | 4% | A | A− | 21 min | $83,260 |
| Manheim Township | 6% | A | B+ | 20 min | $102,134 |
| West Earl Township | under 3% | A− | A− | 21 min | $98,068 |
| Earl Township | 4% | B+ | B+ | 19 min | $83,793 |
| East Lampeter Township | 8% | B+ | B | 25 min | $87,361 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Lampeter Township. Darker towns draw more of Upper Leacock 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 Leacock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Leacock Township?
$83,818 (±$15,816) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Leacock Township?
6.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Leacock Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Leacock Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Lampeter Township (8%, 3 mi), Lancaster (8%, 7 mi), Manheim Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Leacock Township walkable?
Upper Leacock Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Leacock Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Leacock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Leacock 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.