Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Household incomes in West Lampeter Township top those of 84% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 3.7% of residents, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Jobs and income earn West Lampeter Township A; getting around on foot earns it C. About one in ten work in West Lampeter Township itself; outside it, Lancaster draws the most (14%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in West Lampeter Township, in a few figures
Short distances, slow trips
Half of West Lampeter Township’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 28 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside West Lampeter Township
64% of West Lampeter Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in West Lampeter Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
West Lampeter Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Lampeter Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #89 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides West Lampeter Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Lampeter Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
About 28 minutes each way for West Lampeter Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Lampeter Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,980 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.
What West Lampeter Township’s employers do
4,803 jobs are based in West Lampeter Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Lampeter Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,012 → 4,803. 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 Lampeter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
West Lampeter Township by day and by night
On a workday 6,327 residents head out to work, 639 work right here, and 4,164 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in West Lampeter Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Out of West Lampeter Township to work: where people go
Where West Lampeter Township clocks in
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.
How far it is to work from West Lampeter 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.
West Lampeter Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Lampeter Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns, #861 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place West Lampeter Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,964 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). 6.7% of West Lampeter Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of West Lampeter Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, West Lampeter Township is 205th of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 203 | Brighton Township MI | 19,489 | $133K | 2.9% | 3.7% | 6% | A |
| 204 | Hopewell Township NJ | 18,763 | $178K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 7% | A |
| 205 | West Lampeter Township PA | 17,275 | $110K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 9% | A |
| 206 | Brushy Creek TX | 19,576 | $139K | 5.5% | 3.2% | 2% | A |
| 207 | Murrysville PA | 20,636 | $122K | 2.5% | 3.1% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Lampeter Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 23% of West Lampeter Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Lampeter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Lampeter Township | – | A | C | 28 min | $110,143 |
| Strasburg Township | 1% | B+ | C+ | 29 min | $94,242 |
| Lancaster | 14% | C | A | 24 min | $63,690 |
| Lancaster Township | 1% | B+ | B | 24 min | $88,912 |
| Refton | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| East Lampeter Township | 7% | B+ | B | 25 min | $87,361 |
| Pequea Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $109,447 |
Same-state neighbors only. Refton: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lancaster. Darker towns draw more of West Lampeter 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 Lampeter Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Lampeter Township?
$110,143 (±$6,823) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Lampeter Township?
3.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Lampeter Township?
28 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 Lampeter Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lancaster (14%, 4 mi), Manheim Township (7%, 7 mi), East Lampeter Township (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Lampeter Township walkable?
West Lampeter Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Lampeter Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Lampeter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Lampeter 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.