Robert Rooke House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Households in West Vincent Township earn more than those in 98% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 39% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Below the poverty line: 1.4% of residents (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Jobs and income earn West Vincent Township A+; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in West Vincent Township, in a few figures
A lot of West Vincent Township works from home
39% of West Vincent Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
West Vincent Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside West Vincent Township is Philadelphia, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (291) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
West Vincent Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Three in four West Vincent Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of West Vincent Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, 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.
The figures behind West Vincent Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, West Vincent Township is among the top U.S. towns, #2 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($202,639, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 82% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, West Vincent Township stays A+.
The daily trip from West Vincent Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Vincent Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,312 commuters (the 39% 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 far West Vincent Township’s workers travel
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.
67% of the jobs in West Vincent Township pay over $3,333 a month
1,084 jobs are based in West Vincent Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Vincent Township, 2014 → 2024: 911 → 1,084. 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 Vincent Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of West Vincent Township
On a workday 2,834 residents head out to work, 139 work right here, and 945 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,000 people are in West Vincent Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.36 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 2024, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where West Vincent Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
For most of West Vincent Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Vincent Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #627 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,798 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). 0.8% of West Vincent Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of West Vincent Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
24th of 3,229: where West Vincent Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,800 to 9,300
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 23 | North Hills NY | 5,481 | $173K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 24 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 25 | Riverside IL | 8,939 | $154K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 4% | A+ |
| 26 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | London Grove Township PA | 9,047 | $176K | 1.8% | 0.3% | 5% | A+ |
| 78 | Lower Heidelberg Township PA | 6,901 | $123K | 1.8% | 1.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,229 | 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 Vincent Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How West Vincent Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Vincent Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Vincent Township | – | A+ | B− | 31 min | $202,639 |
| East Vincent Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $138,214 |
| Upper Uwchlan Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 31 min | $190,691 |
| South Coventry Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 29 min | $158,162 |
| West Pikeland Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 26 min | $226,071 |
| East Nantmeal Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 32 min | $158,958 |
| East Pikeland Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 27 min | $146,526 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Vincent 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 Vincent Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Vincent Township?
$202,639 (±$11,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Vincent Township?
1.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Vincent Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Vincent Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 28 mi), Tredyffrin Township (8%, 11 mi), Uwchlan Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Vincent Township walkable?
West Vincent Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Vincent Township without a car?
1% 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 Vincent Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Vincent 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.