Helfrich's Springs Grist Mill · Photo: Smallbones · CC0More people are out of work in Whitehall Township (7.0%) than in 82% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Whitehall Township itself; outside it, Allentown draws the most (12%, 5 miles). Whitehall Township grades B− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.8 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 8.3 in Allentown.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Whitehall Township: the gist
The better-paid jobs are outside Whitehall Township
64% of Whitehall 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 Whitehall Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Whitehall Township draws workers from far and wide
The 10,684 jobs in Whitehall Township are filled from a wide area. Whitehall Township’s own residents hold 11% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most Whitehall Township residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Whitehall Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. 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 Whitehall Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Whitehall Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns, #696 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Whitehall Township’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Whitehall Township could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Jobs in Whitehall Township: what the 10,684 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitehall Township, 2014 → 2024: 11,488 → 10,684. 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 Whitehall Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Whitehall Township: the destinations
Where Whitehall Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
Miles to work from Whitehall Township
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.
Whitehall Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 12,653 residents head out to work, 1,177 work right here, and 9,507 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in Whitehall Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 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.
Commuting from Whitehall Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitehall Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,492 commuters (the 11% 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.
Whitehall Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Whitehall Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #309 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% 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 15,194 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 84% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 42% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% 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). 7.2% of Whitehall Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Whitehall Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Whitehall Township ranks: 941st of 1,366 U.S. towns of 21,000 to 40,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Northampton Township PA | 39,919 | $159K | 2.5% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Horsham Township PA | 27,882 | $122K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 939 | Williston ND | 29,522 | $79K | 8.1% | 4.9% | 56% | B− |
| 940 | Batavia Township OH | 28,855 | $78K | 12.7% | 4.9% | 8% | B− |
| 941 | Whitehall Township PA | 29,405 | $76K | 10.6% | 7.0% | 9% | B− |
| 942 | Bloomington CA | 25,698 | $82K | 15.6% | 6.4% | 3% | B− |
| 943 | Sanford ME | 22,663 | $73K | 10.3% | 3.7% | 22% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,366 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 16% | 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 Whitehall Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 18% of Whitehall Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitehall Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Township | – | B− | A− | 26 min | $75,658 |
| Allentown | 12% | C− | A+ | 25 min | $55,494 |
| Catasauqua | under 3% | B− | A | 24 min | $85,049 |
| Northampton | under 3% | B+ | A+ | 28 min | $90,762 |
| Hanover Township | 2% | B− | A | 20 min | $55,652 |
| Coplay | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 25 min | $61,906 |
| North Whitehall Township | under 3% | A− | B+ | 29 min | $110,361 |
| North Catasauqua | under 3% | A | B | 22 min | $77,396 |
| South Whitehall Township | 4% | A− | B | 21 min | $102,872 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Allentown. Darker towns draw more of Whitehall 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 Whitehall Township: questions
What is the median household income in Whitehall Township?
$75,658 (±$9,411) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitehall Township?
10.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitehall Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitehall Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allentown (12%, 5 mi), Bethlehem (7%, 7 mi), Upper Macungie Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Whitehall Township walkable?
Whitehall Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Whitehall Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 42% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitehall Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitehall 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.