Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Upper Paxton Township are lower than in 77% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Upper Paxton Township is better than 31% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (C). The poverty rate is 18.8%; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. About one in seven work in Upper Paxton Township; the top destination outside it is Harrisburg (9%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Upper Paxton Township apart on work
Upper Paxton Township makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Upper Paxton Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Upper Paxton Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
Upper Paxton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Upper Paxton Township
Unemployment holds Upper Paxton Township’s grade up (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Paxton Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Upper Paxton Township works in goods: 43% of its jobs
1,228 jobs are based in Upper Paxton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Paxton Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,017 → 1,228. 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 Paxton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 33 minutes each way for Upper Paxton Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Paxton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,259 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.
Who leaves Upper Paxton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,511 residents head out to work, 232 work right here, and 996 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Upper Paxton Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.70 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.
Out of Upper Paxton Township to work: where people go
Where Upper Paxton Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
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.
How many miles Upper Paxton Township commutes
About 15% 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.
In Upper Paxton Township, the car does most of the work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 1,505 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). 2.3% of Upper Paxton Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Upper Paxton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Upper Paxton Township is 3,055th of 4,283 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,500
| # | 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+ |
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| 24 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 3,053 | Girard PA | 2,906 | $71K | 8.8% | 7.6% | 6% | C |
| 3,054 | Harrietstown NY | 5,167 | $66K | 16.8% | 2.5% | 33% | C |
| 3,055 | Upper Paxton Township PA | 4,041 | $58K | 18.8% | 3.0% | 13% | C |
| 3,056 | Elma WA | 3,534 | $78K | 24.9% | 3.5% | 12% | C |
| 3,057 | Rockland NY | 3,335 | $53K | 14.5% | 0.8% | 19% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Upper Paxton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Upper Paxton Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Paxton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Paxton Township | – | C | C | 33 min | $58,105 |
| Lower Mahanoy Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 30 min | $69,904 |
| Liverpool Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 35 min | $100,208 |
| Buffalo Township | under 2% | B | D− | 33 min | $83,036 |
| Liverpool | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Halifax Township | 3% | B− | B+ | 27 min | $70,854 |
| Mifflin Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Washington Township | 7% | B | A− | 33 min | $80,682 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 32 min | $95,515 |
Same-state neighbors only. Liverpool and Mifflin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Paxton 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 Paxton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Paxton Township?
$58,105 (±$19,660) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Paxton Township?
18.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Paxton Township?
33 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 Paxton Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (9%, 21 mi), Washington Township (7%, 6 mi), Susquehanna Township (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Paxton Township walkable?
Upper Paxton Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Paxton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Paxton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Paxton 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.