Photo: Surfsupusa · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Upper Uwchlan Township are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 1.6% of residents (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Jobs and income earn Upper Uwchlan Township A+; getting around on foot earns it B. Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Upper Uwchlan Township stands out on work
A lot of Upper Uwchlan Township works from home
32% of Upper Uwchlan Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Upper Uwchlan Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
78% of Upper Uwchlan Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Upper Uwchlan Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 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.
Why Upper Uwchlan Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Household income is its strongest input ($190,691, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.6%, 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 Uwchlan Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
About 31 minutes to work from Upper Uwchlan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Uwchlan Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,837 commuters (the 32% 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.
68% of the jobs in Upper Uwchlan Township pay over $3,333 a month
3,482 jobs are based in Upper Uwchlan Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Uwchlan Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,650 → 3,482. 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 Uwchlan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Upper Uwchlan Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 5,889 residents head out to work, 288 work right here, and 3,194 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Upper Uwchlan Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.56 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.
10% of working residents work in Tredyffrin Township
Where Upper Uwchlan Township clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Upper Uwchlan 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.
Upper Uwchlan Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper Uwchlan Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #533 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Upper Uwchlan 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 7,149 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 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 1.7% of Upper Uwchlan Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Upper Uwchlan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
46th of 2,059: where Upper Uwchlan Township ranks among U.S. towns of 10,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 16 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 31 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 44 | Weddington NC | 14,517 | $191K | 4.0% | 1.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 45 | Jamestown Township MI | 10,702 | $120K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| 46 | Upper Uwchlan Township PA | 13,681 | $191K | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 47 | Cherry Creek CO | 10,721 | $154K | 5.0% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 48 | Loudoun Valley Estates VA | 10,271 | $225K | 4.0% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 59 | Worcester Township PA | 11,191 | $185K | 3.1% | 3.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,059 | 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 Uwchlan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Upper Uwchlan Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Uwchlan Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Uwchlan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Uwchlan Township | – | A+ | B | 31 min | $190,691 |
| East Brandywine Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 27 min | $180,714 |
| Uwchlan Township | 6% | A+ | A− | 26 min | $134,184 |
| West Vincent Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 31 min | $202,639 |
| East Nantmeal Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 32 min | $158,958 |
| Eagleview | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Wallace Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 29 min | $182,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Eagleview: 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 Uwchlan 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 Uwchlan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Uwchlan Township?
$190,691 (±$19,245) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Uwchlan Township?
1.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Uwchlan Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Uwchlan Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tredyffrin Township (10%, 14 mi), Philadelphia (9%, 31 mi), Uwchlan Township (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Uwchlan Township walkable?
Upper Uwchlan Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Uwchlan 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 Uwchlan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Uwchlan 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.