West Manheim Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
West Manheim Township has 1,152 jobs; 4,456 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income West Manheim Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (D). Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in West Manheim Township: the figures worth knowing
The better-paid jobs are outside West Manheim Township
68% of West Manheim Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in West Manheim Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
West Manheim Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
West Manheim Township is a place people come home to
There are 1,152 jobs based in West Manheim Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Manheim Township has about 7,800 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. 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.
Where West Manheim Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). 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 Manheim Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The kinds of work in West Manheim Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Manheim Township, 2014 → 2024: 877 → 1,152. 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 Manheim Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long West Manheim Township spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Manheim Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,593 commuters (the 16% 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.
The daily commute in and out of West Manheim Township
On a workday 4,320 residents head out to work, 136 work right here, and 1,016 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,800 people are in West Manheim Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
11% of working residents work in Penn Township
Where West Manheim Township clocks in
10% 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.
How many miles West Manheim Township commutes
About 15% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The commute in West Manheim Township is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,489 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). 2.4% of West Manheim Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Manheim Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
449th of 2,507: where West Manheim Township ranks among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 24 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 41 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 43 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 447 | Fort Belvoir VA | 8,449 | $104K | 2.9% | 4.5% | 4% | A |
| 448 | Bow NH | 8,415 | $173K | 2.7% | 3.7% | 9% | A |
| 449 | West Manheim Township PA | 11,139 | $98K | 2.2% | 2.2% | 3% | A |
| 450 | Mitchellville MD | 11,359 | $149K | 4.1% | 5.5% | 2% | A |
| 451 | Glenn Dale MD | 13,772 | $134K | 2.0% | 6.1% | 1% | A |
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| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 19% | 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 Manheim Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 11% of West Manheim Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Manheim Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Manheim Township | – | A | D | 33 min | $97,582 |
| Penn Township | 11% | B | B | 30 min | $85,199 |
| Manheim Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 30 min | $115,423 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A− | C | 37 min | $94,857 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Penn Township. Darker towns draw more of West Manheim 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 Manheim Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Manheim Township?
$97,582 (±$16,259) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Manheim Township?
2.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Manheim Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Manheim Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Penn Township (11%, 4 mi), Hanover (10%, 5 mi), Westminster (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Manheim Township walkable?
West Manheim Township is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Manheim Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Manheim Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Manheim 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.