Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) · CC BY-SA 2.5Household incomes in West Earl Township are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income West Earl Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (A−). Below the poverty line: 2.6% of residents; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. Only 7% stay in West Earl Township for work; outside it, Manheim Township is the main destination (7%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set West Earl Township apart
West Earl Township trades workers with the towns around it
West Earl Township has about as many jobs (3,339) as working residents (3,489), but they are mostly different people: 3,258 residents leave for work each day while 3,108 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in West Earl Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates West Earl Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Manheim Township, gets only 7% of working residents, and 54% work outside the top ten towns entirely. West Earl Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Commutes from West Earl Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in West Earl Township pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in West Earl Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for West Earl Township
The poverty rate holds West Earl Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). 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 Earl Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Who leaves West Earl Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,258 residents head out to work, 231 work right here, and 3,108 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 (0.96 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of West Earl Township: the destinations
Where West Earl Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
The trip to work from West Earl Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Earl Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,329 commuters (the 11% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 34% of the jobs in West Earl Township
3,339 jobs are based in West Earl Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Earl Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,716 → 3,339. 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 Earl Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region West Earl Township works
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: West Earl Township
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 9.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 7.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,738 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). 15.4% of West Earl Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of West Earl Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, West Earl Township is 773rd among 2,947 U.S. towns of 5,900 to 11,300
| # | 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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| 20 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 771 | Great Neck NY | 11,141 | $138K | 6.6% | 6.7% | 6% | A− |
| 772 | Pleasant Hills PA | 8,212 | $102K | 4.8% | 5.1% | 6% | A− |
| 773 | West Earl Township PA | 8,407 | $98K | 2.6% | 5.3% | 7% | A− |
| 774 | Woodbury CT | 10,005 | $131K | 7.2% | 4.1% | 10% | A− |
| 775 | Perry Township IN | 9,376 | $87K | 8.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,947 | 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 Earl Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 18% of West Earl Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Earl Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Earl Township | – | A− | A− | 21 min | $98,068 |
| Warwick Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 24 min | $104,013 |
| Akron | under 3% | A | B+ | 24 min | $76,569 |
| Ephrata Township | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $85,058 |
| Upper Leacock Township | 7% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $83,818 |
| Earl Township | 4% | B+ | B+ | 19 min | $83,793 |
| Manheim Township | 7% | A | B+ | 20 min | $102,134 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Upper Leacock Township. Darker towns draw more of West Earl 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 Earl Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Earl Township?
$98,068 (±$4,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Earl Township?
2.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Earl Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Earl Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manheim Township (7%, 6 mi), Upper Leacock Township (7%, 3 mi), Lancaster (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Earl Township walkable?
West Earl Township is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Earl Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Earl Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Earl 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.