Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0West Cocalico Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
West Cocalico Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. There are 1,186 jobs in West Cocalico Township, and 3,535 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% work in West Cocalico Township; the top destination outside it is East Cocalico Township (9%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Cocalico Township at work: what stands out
West Cocalico Township makes and builds things
55% of the jobs based in West Cocalico Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs West Cocalico Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
West Cocalico Township empties out on a workday
About 5,300 people are in West Cocalico Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 7,600 who live here: 3,300 head out to work and 980 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
The four measures behind West Cocalico Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Cocalico Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #387 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds West Cocalico Township’s grade up (2.1%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Cocalico Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Goods, not services: 55% of the jobs in West Cocalico Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Cocalico Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,092 → 1,186. 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 Cocalico Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of West Cocalico Township
On a workday 3,331 residents head out to work, 204 work right here, and 982 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in West Cocalico Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where West Cocalico Township goes to work
Where West Cocalico Township clocks in
9% 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 Cocalico Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Cocalico Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,300 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.
How far West Cocalico Township goes to work
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.
Most trips from West Cocalico Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Cocalico Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns, #920 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,599 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). 3.3% of West Cocalico Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Cocalico Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,300, West Cocalico Township ranks 976th of 3,111 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 23 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 58 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 68 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 974 | Becker MN | 5,425 | $86K | 9.5% | 1.1% | 13% | B+ |
| 975 | Wolfforth TX | 8,746 | $106K | 5.9% | 5.2% | 7% | B+ |
| 976 | West Cocalico Township PA | 7,607 | $96K | 12.5% | 2.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 977 | Upper Hanover Township PA | 8,741 | $112K | 5.0% | 6.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 978 | Offutt AFB NE | 6,074 | $73K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,111 | 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 Cocalico Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 20% of West Cocalico Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Cocalico Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Cocalico Township | – | B+ | C− | 22 min | $96,480 |
| Clay Township | 3% | A | C− | 28 min | $84,389 |
| Denver | 3% | A− | B+ | 20 min | $85,531 |
| East Cocalico Township | 9% | A | C+ | 21 min | $96,875 |
| South Heidelberg Township | under 3% | A | C | 25 min | $110,615 |
| Millcreek Township | under 3% | A− | D | 27 min | $91,181 |
| Ephrata Township | 5% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $85,058 |
| Spring Township | under 3% | A | A− | 24 min | $94,837 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Cocalico Township. Darker towns draw more of West Cocalico 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 Cocalico Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Cocalico Township?
$96,480 (±$8,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Cocalico Township?
12.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Cocalico Township?
22 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 Cocalico Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Cocalico Township (9%, 4 mi), Ephrata Township (5%, 7 mi), Ephrata (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Cocalico Township walkable?
West Cocalico Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Cocalico Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Cocalico Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Cocalico 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.