Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Pennsylvania, USA · CC BY 2.0Unemployment in Upper Nazareth Township (0.9%) is lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Upper Nazareth Township; the top destination outside it is Bethlehem (8%, 8 miles). For jobs and income Upper Nazareth Township is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (C). Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Upper Nazareth Township: the gist
No single place dominates Upper Nazareth Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Bethlehem, gets only 8% of working residents, and 60% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Upper Nazareth Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Upper Nazareth Township pay over $40,000 a year
75% of the jobs based in Upper Nazareth Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Upper Nazareth Township makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Upper Nazareth Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Upper Nazareth Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. 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.
What’s behind Upper Nazareth Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Nazareth Township is among the top U.S. towns, #11 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Nazareth Township stays A+.
Where the trip to work from Upper Nazareth Township ends
Where Upper Nazareth Township clocks in
8% 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 35% of work in Upper Nazareth Township
2,127 jobs are based in Upper Nazareth Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Nazareth Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,066 → 2,127. 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 Nazareth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Upper Nazareth Township on a workday
On a workday 3,288 residents head out to work, 128 work right here, and 1,999 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,200 people are in Upper Nazareth Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.62 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.
The trip to work from Upper Nazareth Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Nazareth Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,627 commuters (the 12% 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.
Upper Nazareth Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
Most trips from Upper Nazareth Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,101 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). <1% 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 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% 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). 3.2% of Upper Nazareth Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Upper Nazareth Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Upper Nazareth Township places 59th of 2,922 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 21 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 53 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 57 | Belle Haven VA | 6,570 | $141K | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| 58 | Genesee WI | 7,235 | $119K | 3.3% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| 59 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| 60 | Freedom WI | 6,354 | $122K | 1.9% | 0.6% | 8% | A+ |
| 61 | Maltby WA | 10,910 | $185K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
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| 80 | Worcester Township PA | 11,191 | $185K | 3.1% | 3.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,922 | 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 Nazareth Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Upper Nazareth Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Nazareth (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Nazareth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Nazareth Township | – | A+ | C | 25 min | $121,969 |
| Nazareth | 5% | B− | A | 30 min | $56,855 |
| Lower Nazareth Township | 3% | A− | B− | 30 min | $125,995 |
| Bushkill Township | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $120,522 |
| Palmer Township | under 3% | A | A− | 28 min | $116,014 |
| Bath | under 3% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $72,391 |
| East Allen Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 26 min | $98,191 |
| Moore Township | under 3% | A | D | 27 min | $102,789 |
| Stockertown | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stockertown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Nazareth 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 Nazareth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Nazareth Township?
$121,969 (±$12,768) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Nazareth Township?
1.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Nazareth Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Nazareth Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethlehem (8%, 8 mi), Allentown (6%, 12 mi), Nazareth (5%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Nazareth Township walkable?
Upper Nazareth Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Nazareth Township without a car?
0% 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 Nazareth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Nazareth 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.