Centennial Bridge · Photo: Rob Tucher · Public domainUpper Saucon Township has higher household incomes than 94% of U.S. towns
4.5% of residents live below the poverty line; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. Upper Saucon Township grades A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. For 24% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Upper Saucon Township and work: the main findings
A lot of Upper Saucon Township works from home
24% of Upper Saucon Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Upper Saucon Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,848 jobs in Upper Saucon Township are filled from a wide area. Upper Saucon Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 33%; 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Upper Saucon Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Saucon Township is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #56 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($145,764, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Saucon Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
About 25 minutes each way for Upper Saucon Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Saucon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,616 commuters (the 24% 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.
9% of working residents work in Allentown
Where Upper Saucon Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
How a workday changes Upper Saucon Township
On a workday 6,400 residents head out to work, 713 work right here, and 8,135 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Upper Saucon Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
68% of the jobs in Upper Saucon Township pay over $3,333 a month
8,848 jobs are based in Upper Saucon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Saucon Township, 2013 → 2023: 8,829 → 8,848. 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 Saucon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Upper Saucon Township commutes less than 9 miles
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.
Few in Upper Saucon Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper Saucon Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #654 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Upper Saucon 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 8,667 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 18% 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 43% 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). 2.1% of Upper Saucon Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Upper Saucon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000, Upper Saucon Township ranks 128th of 1,915 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 10 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 17 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 24 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 126 | Newington VA | 13,478 | $155K | 2.2% | 4.1% | 4% | A+ |
| 127 | New Castle NY | 18,259 | $250K | 2.5% | 4.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 128 | Upper Saucon Township PA | 18,217 | $146K | 4.5% | 2.5% | 10% | A+ |
| 129 | West Goshen Township PA | 24,224 | $132K | 5.4% | 2.4% | 12% | A+ |
| 130 | McNair VA | 22,655 | $123K | 6.1% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
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| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Saucon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Upper Saucon Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Salisbury Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Saucon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Saucon Township | – | A+ | C+ | 25 min | $145,764 |
| Coopersburg | under 3% | A | A− | 26 min | $84,357 |
| Salisbury Township | 3% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $101,299 |
| Springfield Township | under 3% | A+ | C− | 38 min | $122,538 |
| Lower Saucon Township | under 3% | A | B | 27 min | $124,892 |
| Upper Milford Township | under 3% | A | B | 24 min | $110,139 |
| Lower Milford Township | under 3% | A+ | D | 29 min | $123,186 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Saucon 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 Saucon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Saucon Township?
$145,764 (±$14,100) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Saucon Township?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Saucon Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Saucon Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allentown (9%, 5 mi), Bethlehem (9%, 6 mi), Upper Macungie Township (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Saucon Township walkable?
Upper Saucon Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Saucon Township without a car?
1% 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 Saucon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Saucon 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.