Photo: PennDOT · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of West Wheatfield Township works elsewhere
Jobs and income earn West Wheatfield Township C+; getting around on foot earns it C. There are 198 jobs in West Wheatfield Township, against 807 working residents. Only 3% stay in West Wheatfield Township for work; outside it, White Township is the main destination (9%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Wheatfield Township at work: what stands out
Fewer jobs are based in West Wheatfield Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in West Wheatfield Township fell from 596 in 2014 to 198 in 2024, −67%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
West Wheatfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 198 jobs based in West Wheatfield Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Wheatfield Township has about 1,500 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
West Wheatfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 807 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
West Wheatfield Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, West Wheatfield Township is better than 43% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds West Wheatfield Township’s grade up (8.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 33% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (6.2%) is left out: West Wheatfield Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, West Wheatfield Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
75% of the jobs in West Wheatfield Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Wheatfield Township, 2014 → 2024: 596 → 198. 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 Wheatfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
West Wheatfield Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 784 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 175 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in West Wheatfield Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
About 35 minutes each way for West Wheatfield Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Wheatfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 747 commuters (the 9% 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 places West Wheatfield Township commutes to
Where West Wheatfield Township clocks in
7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from West Wheatfield Township
About 19% 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.
In West Wheatfield Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Wheatfield Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 819 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.7% of West Wheatfield Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Wheatfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How West Wheatfield Township ranks: 2,689th of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 27 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | South Coventry Township PA | 2,822 | $158K | 0.9% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,687 | Jackson Township OH | 1,907 | $77K | 9.5% | 2.1% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,688 | Green Township OH | 2,522 | $71K | 8.4% | 3.9% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,689 | West Wheatfield Township PA | 2,115 | $73K | 8.9% | 6.2% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,690 | Kapaau HI | 2,224 | $84K | 8.7% | 3.5% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,691 | Wakarusa IN | 2,005 | $74K | 8.5% | 10.1% | 14% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Wheatfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
10% of West Wheatfield Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Burrell Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Wheatfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wheatfield Township | – | C+ | C | 35 min | $72,500 |
| Brush Valley Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 28 min | $76,509 |
| St. Clair Township | under 3% | D | C | 32 min | $55,000 |
| Fairfield Township | under 3% | B− | D | 38 min | $70,815 |
| Burrell Township | 5% | B− | C− | 20 min | $50,948 |
| East Wheatfield Township | 3% | C | D | 32 min | $51,164 |
| Bolivar | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Center Township | 2% | C | B | 22 min | $70,236 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bolivar: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Wheatfield 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 Wheatfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Wheatfield Township?
$72,500 (±$16,932) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Wheatfield Township?
8.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Wheatfield Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Wheatfield Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Township (9%, 15 mi), Indiana (7%, 14 mi), Burrell Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Wheatfield Township walkable?
West Wheatfield Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Wheatfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Wheatfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Wheatfield 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.