Photo: User:Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Warminster Township have higher incomes than those in 74% of U.S. towns
7.2% of residents are in poverty, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Jobs and income earn Warminster Township A−; getting around on foot earns it A−. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.0 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
Work and commuting in Warminster Township, in brief
Warminster Township trades workers with the towns around it
Warminster Township has about as many jobs (13,962) as working residents (16,452), but they are mostly different people: 14,955 residents leave for work each day while 12,465 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in Warminster Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Warminster Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Warminster Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Warminster Township come from (15% 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 Warminster Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Warminster Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #251 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, 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, Warminster Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Who works in Warminster Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 14,955 residents head out to work, 1,497 work right here, and 12,465 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 (0.85 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.
16% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Warminster Township clocks in
16% of workers
3% 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.
What the 13,962 jobs in Warminster Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warminster Township, 2013 → 2023: 12,321 → 13,962. 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 Warminster Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Warminster Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Warminster Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14,548 commuters (the 14% 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.
How far Warminster Township goes 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.
Warminster Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Warminster Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #307 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Warminster 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 16,892 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 27% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 8% 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). 8.4% of Warminster Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Warminster Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
399th of 1,315: where Warminster Township ranks among U.S. towns of 23,000 to 45,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 28 | Northampton Township PA | 39,919 | $159K | 2.5% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Horsham Township PA | 27,882 | $122K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 397 | Marshfield MA | 26,826 | $126K | 8.7% | 3.1% | 15% | A− |
| 398 | Norwood MA | 31,714 | $107K | 8.8% | 3.6% | 12% | A− |
| 399 | Warminster Township PA | 33,254 | $96K | 7.2% | 3.7% | 9% | A− |
| 400 | Pleasant Hill CA | 34,017 | $145K | 7.3% | 4.8% | 6% | A− |
| 401 | Dover Township PA | 24,395 | $81K | 7.2% | 1.4% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,315 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Warminster Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Warminster Township
The biggest share goes to Warrington Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Warminster Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warminster Township | – | A− | A− | 27 min | $96,391 |
| Ivyland | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Warrington Township | 3% | A | A | 30 min | $133,179 |
| Upper Moreland Township | 3% | A− | A | 29 min | $99,054 |
| Upper Southampton Township | 2% | A | A− | 30 min | $105,444 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ivyland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Warminster 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 Warminster Township: questions
What is the median household income in Warminster Township?
$96,391 (±$8,116) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Warminster Township?
7.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Warminster Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Warminster Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (16%, 14 mi), Horsham Township (5%, 4 mi), Doylestown Township (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Warminster Township walkable?
Warminster Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Warminster Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 8% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Warminster Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warminster 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.