Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Walnutport has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
For 8% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. 604 jobs are based in Walnutport for 1,138 working residents. Jobs and income earn Walnutport B; getting around on foot earns it B+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Walnutport stands out on work
The better-paid jobs are outside Walnutport
68% of Walnutport residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 30% of the jobs based in Walnutport pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Walnutport pay little
36% of the jobs based in Walnutport pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 38% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. 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.
Walnutport’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Walnutport is better than 60% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Walnutport’s grade up (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Walnutport could be anywhere from C to A.
Jobs in Walnutport: what the 604 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnutport, 2013 → 2023: 520 → 604. 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 Walnutport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Walnutport, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,107 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 573 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Walnutport on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where people from Walnutport work
Where Walnutport clocks in
8% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Walnutport
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walnutport workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,068 commuters (the 8% 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.
The distance from Walnutport 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.
Walnutport is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Walnutport is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% 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 1,155 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 32% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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). 1.5% of Walnutport households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Walnutport’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800, Walnutport comes 1,624th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 26 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Lowhill Township PA | 2,331 | $144K | 2.7% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,622 | Summerdale AL | 1,724 | $70K | 3.8% | 0.4% | 4% | B |
| 1,623 | Arcanum OH | 2,327 | $60K | 10.0% | 1.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,624 | Walnutport PA | 2,097 | $76K | 15.9% | 2.5% | 3% | B |
| 1,625 | Clinton Township IN | 1,529 | $106K | 13.4% | 6.4% | 5% | B |
| 1,626 | Delaware Township KS | 1,785 | $66K | 4.5% | 2.0% | 12% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Walnutport, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to Walnutport
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnutport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnutport | – | B | B+ | 28 min | $75,588 |
| Lehigh Township | under 3% | A− | D | 29 min | $89,741 |
| Slatington | under 3% | C | A | 27 min | $49,625 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | A | C− | 30 min | $86,837 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walnutport’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 Walnutport: questions
What is the median household income in Walnutport?
$75,588 (±$14,733) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walnutport?
15.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walnutport?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walnutport work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allentown (8%, 12 mi), Upper Macungie Township (7%, 13 mi), Bethlehem (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Walnutport walkable?
Walnutport is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 15.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Walnutport without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 32% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Walnutport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walnutport
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.