Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Upper Southampton Township have higher incomes than those in 81% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Upper Southampton Township are A for jobs and income and A− for walkability. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Upper Southampton Township
Upper Southampton Township trades workers with the towns around it
Upper Southampton Township has about as many jobs (8,735) as working residents (7,786), but they are mostly different people: 7,217 residents leave for work each day while 8,166 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Upper Southampton Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Upper Southampton Township’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 30 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Upper Southampton Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Upper Southampton Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Upper Southampton Township come from (32% of its jobs). 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.
The four measures behind Upper Southampton Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Southampton Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #92 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, 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 Southampton Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In and out of Upper Southampton Township on a workday
On a workday 7,217 residents head out to work, 569 work right here, and 8,166 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 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.
Time on the road from Upper Southampton Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Southampton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,448 commuters (the 20% 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.
18% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Upper Southampton Township clocks in
18% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Upper Southampton Township
8,735 jobs are based in Upper Southampton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Southampton Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,281 → 8,735. 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 Southampton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Upper Southampton Township to work
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 Southampton Township, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper Southampton Township is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #281 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Upper Southampton 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 8,073 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 30% 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 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% 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). 4.0% of Upper Southampton Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Upper Southampton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Upper Southampton Township ranks: 219th of 1,969 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 14 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 30 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 44 | Upper Uwchlan Township PA | 13,681 | $191K | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 217 | Suamico WI | 13,153 | $118K | 2.5% | 2.7% | 9% | A |
| 218 | Saddle Brook Township NJ | 14,441 | $129K | 4.1% | 4.2% | 6% | A |
| 219 | Upper Southampton Township PA | 15,067 | $105K | 4.4% | 3.1% | 7% | A |
| 220 | The Pinery CO | 11,871 | $194K | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2% | A |
| 221 | Pingree Grove IL | 12,545 | $114K | 1.2% | 3.7% | 1% | A |
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| 1,969 | 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 Southampton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 11% of Upper Southampton Township
The biggest share goes to Warminster Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Southampton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Southampton Township | – | A | A− | 30 min | $105,444 |
| Lower Southampton Township | 3% | A− | A− | 34 min | $103,211 |
| Northampton Township | 3% | A+ | B | 31 min | $158,583 |
| Churchville | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Warminster Township | 5% | A− | A− | 27 min | $96,391 |
Same-state neighbors only. Churchville: 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 Southampton 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 Southampton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Southampton Township?
$105,444 (±$11,060) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Southampton Township?
4.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Southampton Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Southampton Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (18%, 13 mi), Warminster Township (5%, 4 mi), Bensalem Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Southampton Township walkable?
Upper Southampton Township is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Southampton Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Southampton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Southampton 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.