Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0West Cornwall Township has higher household incomes than 62% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in West Cornwall Township itself; outside it, Derry Township draws the most (10%, 11 miles). 5.0% of residents live below the poverty line, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. For jobs and income West Cornwall Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in West Cornwall Township
The poverty rate is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($84,750, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (4.7%) is left out: West Cornwall 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 Cornwall Township could be anywhere from B to A.
How a workday changes West Cornwall Township
On a workday 866 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 1,072 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in West Cornwall Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 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.
Where West Cornwall Township goes to work
Where West Cornwall Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Most jobs in West Cornwall Township are in services
1,105 jobs are based in West Cornwall Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Cornwall Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,417 → 1,105. 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 Cornwall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from West Cornwall Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Cornwall Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 799 commuters (the 12% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from West Cornwall Township
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.
Most trips from West Cornwall Township start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 910 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). 0.2% of West Cornwall Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Cornwall Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800, West Cornwall Township ranks 557th of 5,148 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 555 | Ben Avon PA | 1,824 | $103K | 7.2% | 3.8% | 2% | A− |
| 556 | Sharon Township MI | 1,774 | $106K | 5.1% | 1.1% | 2% | A− |
| 557 | West Cornwall Township PA | 2,072 | $85K | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4% | A− |
| 558 | Lake Lorelei OH | 1,746 | $114K | 3.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A− |
| 559 | Whately MA | 1,622 | $117K | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 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 West Cornwall Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to West Cornwall Township
The biggest share goes to North Cornwall Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Cornwall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Cornwall Township | – | A− | D | 24 min | $84,750 |
| Cornwall | under 2% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $107,583 |
| Mount Gretna | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| South Annville Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 20 min | $100,239 |
| North Cornwall Township | 3% | C+ | C | 20 min | $78,803 |
| South Londonderry Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 22 min | $112,374 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Gretna: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Cornwall 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 Cornwall Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Cornwall Township?
$84,750 (±$10,811) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Cornwall Township?
5.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Cornwall Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Cornwall Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Derry Township (10%, 11 mi), Lebanon (7%, 5 mi), South Lebanon Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Cornwall Township walkable?
West Cornwall Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Cornwall 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 Cornwall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Cornwall 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.