Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWest Bethlehem Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 232 jobs in West Bethlehem Township for 550 working residents. West Bethlehem Township grades B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 6% work in West Bethlehem Township; the top destination outside it is Washington (5%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Income, poverty and work: West Bethlehem Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, West Bethlehem Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds West Bethlehem Township’s grade up (4.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (1.6%) is left out: West Bethlehem Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, West Bethlehem Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
The daily flow of workers through West Bethlehem Township
On a workday 518 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 970 people are in West Bethlehem Township 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 West Bethlehem Township work
Where West Bethlehem Township clocks in
5% 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.
West Bethlehem Township works in goods: 50% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Bethlehem Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 232. 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 West Bethlehem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for West Bethlehem Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Bethlehem Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 458 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.
West Bethlehem Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 West Bethlehem Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Bethlehem Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place West Bethlehem 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 500 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.1% of West Bethlehem Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Bethlehem Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,602nd of 4,866: where West Bethlehem Township ranks among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 30 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,600 | Cherry Valley NY | 1,223 | $93K | 5.7% | 5.2% | 10% | B− |
| 1,601 | Irwin Township PA | 1,228 | $69K | 6.2% | 6.7% | 2% | B− |
| 1,602 | West Bethlehem Township PA | 1,284 | $65K | 4.4% | 1.6% | 6% | B− |
| 1,603 | Milford Township PA | 1,606 | $85K | 7.8% | 4.2% | 8% | B− |
| 1,604 | Germanton NC | 1,087 | $62K | 7.5% | 13.1% | 0% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 West Bethlehem Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around West Bethlehem Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Bethlehem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bethlehem Township | – | B− | D | 28 min | $64,934 |
| Amwell Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 25 min | $77,895 |
| Morgan Township | under 2% | C− | D | 30 min | $65,000 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| North Bethlehem Township | under 2% | A− | C | 29 min | $94,922 |
| Deemston | 5% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township and Deemston: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Deemston. Darker towns draw more of West Bethlehem 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 West Bethlehem Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Bethlehem Township?
$64,934 (±$14,067) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Bethlehem Township?
4.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Bethlehem Township?
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 West Bethlehem Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (5%, 12 mi), Deemston (5%, 4 mi), Pittsburgh (4%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Bethlehem Township walkable?
West Bethlehem Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Bethlehem Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Bethlehem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Bethlehem 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.