Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) · CC BY-SA 2.5Households in West Fallowfield Township earn more than those in 71% of U.S. towns
2.6% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. West Fallowfield Township grades B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in ten stay in West Fallowfield Township for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (4%, 44 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs & income in West Fallowfield Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Fallowfield Township is better than 73% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds West Fallowfield Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Fallowfield Township could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
How a workday changes West Fallowfield Township
On a workday 1,042 residents head out to work, 101 work right here, and 624 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in West Fallowfield Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Fallowfield Township goes to work
Where West Fallowfield Township clocks in
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.
The kinds of work in West Fallowfield Township
725 jobs are based in West Fallowfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Fallowfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 652 → 725. 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 Fallowfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from West Fallowfield Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Fallowfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,089 commuters (the 13% 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 many miles West Fallowfield Township commutes
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.
West Fallowfield Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Fallowfield Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 6.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,252 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). 19.0% of West Fallowfield Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of West Fallowfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How West Fallowfield Township ranks: 1,169th of 5,401 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,400
| # | 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+ |
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| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 77 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,167 | Greer Township IN | 1,939 | $111K | 6.0% | 4.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,168 | Lanesborough MA | 2,999 | $86K | 5.6% | 1.6% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,169 | West Fallowfield Township PA | 2,488 | $93K | 2.6% | 4.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,170 | Howey-in-the-Hills FL | 1,857 | $96K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,171 | Angola NY | 2,029 | $81K | 6.5% | 3.0% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,401 | 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 Fallowfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around West Fallowfield Township
The biggest share goes to Sadsbury Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Fallowfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Fallowfield Township | – | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $92,708 |
| Sadsbury Township | 3% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $92,917 |
| Londonderry Township | under 2% | A | C− | 37 min | $122,841 |
| Upper Oxford Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 30 min | $114,688 |
| Highland Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 28 min | $96,667 |
| West Sadsbury Township | 3% | B+ | B+ | 31 min | $94,293 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Fallowfield 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 Fallowfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Fallowfield Township?
$92,708 (±$31,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Fallowfield Township?
2.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Fallowfield Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Fallowfield Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (4%, 44 mi), Sadsbury Township (3%, 4 mi), West Sadsbury Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Fallowfield Township walkable?
West Fallowfield Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Fallowfield Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Fallowfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Fallowfield 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.