Hibernia House · Photo: Choess · CC BY-SA 3.0West Caln Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Measured by household income, West Caln Township is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. West Caln Township has 963 jobs; 4,003 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn West Caln Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from West Caln Township
No single place dominates West Caln Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 5% of working residents, and 65% work outside the top ten towns entirely. West Caln Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
West Caln Township makes and builds things
53% of the jobs based in West Caln Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs West Caln Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
West Caln Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
West Caln Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in West Caln Township went from 662 in 2014 to 963 in 2024, +45%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in West Caln Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 24% of West Caln Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
West Caln Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Caln Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #330 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($99,398, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.0%, U.S. 12.5%). 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, West Caln Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
5% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where West Caln Township clocks in
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.
A place that makes things: 53% of West Caln Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Caln Township, 2014 → 2024: 662 → 963. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Caln Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
West Caln Township’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Caln Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,368 commuters (the 22% 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 daily flow of workers through West Caln Township
On a workday 3,810 residents head out to work, 193 work right here, and 770 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,000 people are in West Caln Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
How far West Caln Township’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around West Caln Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Caln Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns, #732 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,309 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 6.0% of West Caln Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of West Caln Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How West Caln Township ranks: 865th of 2,855 U.S. towns of 6,400 to 12,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 53 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 58 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 863 | Butler Township OH | 8,421 | $93K | 8.9% | 3.1% | 5% | A− |
| 864 | Rapho Township PA | 12,240 | $87K | 4.3% | 4.3% | 8% | A− |
| 865 | West Caln Township PA | 9,088 | $99K | 9.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A− |
| 866 | Linwood NJ | 7,051 | $156K | 2.0% | 7.4% | 8% | A− |
| 867 | Middlebury Township IN | 9,003 | $89K | 7.7% | 2.1% | 28% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,855 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Caln Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around West Caln Township
The biggest share goes to Honey Brook Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Caln Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Caln Township | – | A− | C+ | 36 min | $99,398 |
| West Brandywine Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 31 min | $112,545 |
| Sadsbury Township | under 3% | A | B− | 31 min | $116,570 |
| Honey Brook Township | 3% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $86,212 |
| Valley Township | under 3% | B | B− | 36 min | $88,895 |
| West Sadsbury Township | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 31 min | $94,293 |
| Salisbury Township | under 3% | A | B | 27 min | $92,816 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Caln 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 2024, 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 Caln Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Caln Township?
$99,398 (±$8,290) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Caln Township?
9.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Caln Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Caln Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (5%, 40 mi), West Goshen Township (5%, 16 mi), Caln Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Caln Township walkable?
West Caln Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Caln Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Caln Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Caln Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.