More people are out of work in West Nottingham Township (6.2%) than in 76% of U.S. towns
Only 6% stay in West Nottingham Township for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (6%, 52 miles). West Nottingham Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set West Nottingham Township apart
West Nottingham Township trades workers with the towns around it
West Nottingham Township has about as many jobs (1,146) as working residents (1,338), but they are mostly different people: 1,263 residents leave for work each day while 1,071 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in West Nottingham Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
West Nottingham Township makes and builds things
62% of the jobs based in West Nottingham Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs West Nottingham Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. 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.
Jobs & income in West Nottingham Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Nottingham Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns, #810 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds West Nottingham Township’s grade up ($76,853, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Nottingham Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Who leaves West Nottingham Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,263 residents head out to work, 75 work right here, and 1,071 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 (0.86 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.
Factories, building and farms: 62% of the jobs in West Nottingham Township
1,146 jobs are based in West Nottingham Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Nottingham Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,133 → 1,146. 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 Nottingham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of West Nottingham Township to work: where people go
Where West Nottingham Township clocks in
6% 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.
Time on the road from West Nottingham Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Nottingham Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,413 commuters (the 6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from West Nottingham Township
About 17% 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.
Driving is how West Nottingham Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Nottingham Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #763 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,511 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). 1.2% of West Nottingham Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Nottingham Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How West Nottingham Township ranks: 3,006th of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 3,004 | Grant Township MI | 3,406 | $74K | 9.8% | 4.9% | 3% | C+ |
| 3,005 | Lurgan Township PA | 2,208 | $88K | 9.8% | 6.5% | 7% | C+ |
| 3,006 | West Nottingham Township PA | 2,864 | $77K | 9.5% | 6.2% | 6% | C+ |
| 3,007 | Anahuac TX | 2,023 | $78K | 17.6% | 4.5% | 8% | C+ |
| 3,008 | Clay Township IN | 2,881 | $63K | 13.0% | 2.3% | 5% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 0% | 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 Nottingham Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to West Nottingham Township
The biggest share goes to East Nottingham Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Nottingham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Nottingham Township | – | C+ | C | 29 min | $76,853 |
| East Nottingham Township | 4% | B+ | B− | 32 min | $129,750 |
| Little Britain Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $87,331 |
| Fulton Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 29 min | $78,990 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Nottingham 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 Nottingham Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Nottingham Township?
$76,853 (±$20,324) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Nottingham Township?
9.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Nottingham Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Nottingham Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (6%, 52 mi), Oxford (4%, 5 mi), East Nottingham Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Nottingham Township walkable?
West Nottingham Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Nottingham Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Nottingham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Nottingham 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.