Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Upper Pottsgrove Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in Upper Pottsgrove Township report 830 jobs, and 2,971 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Upper Pottsgrove Township are B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Upper Pottsgrove Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Upper Pottsgrove Township and work: the main findings
Upper Pottsgrove Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
No single place dominates Upper Pottsgrove Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 7% of working residents, and 62% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Upper Pottsgrove Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
A lot of Upper Pottsgrove Township works from home
27% of Upper Pottsgrove Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Upper Pottsgrove Township
70% of Upper Pottsgrove Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Upper Pottsgrove Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. 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.
Where Upper Pottsgrove Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Pottsgrove Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #514 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Upper Pottsgrove Township’s grade up ($121,566, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Pottsgrove Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
About 36 minutes each way for Upper Pottsgrove Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Pottsgrove Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,463 commuters (the 27% 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.
7% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Upper Pottsgrove Township clocks in
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Upper Pottsgrove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Pottsgrove Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,022 → 830. 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 Pottsgrove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Upper Pottsgrove Township
On a workday 2,907 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 766 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Upper Pottsgrove Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
How far it is to work from Upper Pottsgrove Township
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 Pottsgrove Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper Pottsgrove Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #701 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Upper Pottsgrove Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,383 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). 2.5% of Upper Pottsgrove Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Upper Pottsgrove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,369th of 3,396: where Upper Pottsgrove Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,600
| # | 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 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 25 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 63 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,367 | Hamilton Township IN | 7,302 | $74K | 9.2% | 1.8% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,368 | Pleasant Run Farm OH | 4,524 | $74K | 23.0% | 0.7% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,369 | Upper Pottsgrove Township PA | 6,356 | $122K | 8.5% | 7.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,370 | Winthrop Harbor IL | 6,525 | $96K | 5.2% | 9.9% | 3% | B |
| 1,371 | Valley Center Township KS | 5,036 | $61K | 6.1% | 3.2% | 8% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,396 | 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 Pottsgrove Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Upper Pottsgrove Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Pottstown (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Pottsgrove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Pottsgrove Township | – | B+ | C+ | 36 min | $121,566 |
| Pottsgrove | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | 4% | B | B− | 28 min | $93,563 |
| Douglass Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 29 min | $118,333 |
| West Pottsgrove Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 27 min | $81,065 |
| New Hanover Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 32 min | $140,913 |
| Pottstown | 6% | C+ | A+ | 27 min | $60,828 |
| Douglass Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 24 min | $79,808 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pottsgrove: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Pottsgrove 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 Pottsgrove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Pottsgrove Township?
$121,566 (±$12,741) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Pottsgrove Township?
8.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Pottsgrove Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Pottsgrove Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (7%, 33 mi), Pottstown (6%, 2 mi), Upper Merion Township (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Pottsgrove Township walkable?
Upper Pottsgrove Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Pottsgrove 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 Pottsgrove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Pottsgrove 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.