Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Wheatfield Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Wheatfield Township itself; outside it, Harrisburg draws the most (10%, 14 miles). 170 jobs are based in Wheatfield Township, against 1,411 working residents. Jobs and income earn Wheatfield Township B−; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Wheatfield Township: the gist
Wheatfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 170 jobs based in Wheatfield Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wheatfield Township has about 2,000 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Wheatfield 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 ↓
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.
Inside Wheatfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wheatfield Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns, #687 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Wheatfield Township’s grade up ($94,200, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wheatfield Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Who commutes out of Wheatfield Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,383 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 142 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Wheatfield Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2023, primary jobs.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Wheatfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wheatfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,285 commuters (the 10% 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.
Out of Wheatfield Township to work: where people go
Where Wheatfield Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 53% of work in Wheatfield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheatfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 170. 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 Wheatfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Wheatfield Township, by distance
About 16% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Wheatfield Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wheatfield Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns, #1,028 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Wheatfield 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 1,432 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). 5.2% of Wheatfield Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wheatfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,176th of 4,453: where Wheatfield Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Trappe PA | 4,061 | $127K | 4.5% | 1.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,174 | Springville NY | 4,194 | $72K | 10.5% | 3.4% | 21% | B− |
| 2,175 | Fayette Township IN | 2,735 | $87K | 6.9% | 5.8% | 2% | B− |
| 2,176 | Wheatfield Township PA | 3,250 | $94K | 10.4% | 5.5% | 2% | B− |
| 2,177 | Northwoods MO | 3,579 | $45K | 24.8% | 1.4% | 2% | B− |
| 2,178 | Kennedy CA | 2,576 | $70K | 12.0% | 4.9% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Wheatfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Wheatfield Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Penn Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheatfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatfield Township | – | B− | D− | 31 min | $94,200 |
| Penn Township | 6% | A− | C− | 27 min | $59,053 |
| Miller Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Carroll Township | under 3% | B | C | 33 min | $78,672 |
| Centre Township | under 3% | A− | D | 36 min | $90,243 |
| Rye Township | under 3% | A | C | 30 min | $102,159 |
| Watts Township | under 3% | A− | D | 31 min | $94,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Miller Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of 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 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 Wheatfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wheatfield Township?
$94,200 (±$16,937) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheatfield Township?
10.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wheatfield Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wheatfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (10%, 14 mi), Penn Township (6%, 5 mi), Hampden Township (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wheatfield Township walkable?
Wheatfield Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wheatfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheatfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheatfield 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.