Photo: Smallbones · Public domainHousehold incomes in Willistown Township are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 2.5% of residents, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. The two grades for Willistown Township are A+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Willistown Township stands out on work
Willistown Township trades workers with the towns around it
Willistown Township has about as many jobs (5,836) as working residents (5,245), but they are mostly different people: 5,070 residents leave for work each day while 5,661 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Willistown Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Willistown Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,836 jobs in Willistown Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 28%; the other 69% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Willistown Township
28% of Willistown Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Willistown Township is services
91% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Willistown Township pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Willistown Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Willistown Township
Household income is its strongest input ($187,466, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Willistown Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 5,070 residents head out to work, 175 work right here, and 5,661 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 (1.11 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Willistown Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Willistown Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willistown Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,192 commuters (the 28% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Willistown Township
5,836 jobs are based in Willistown Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willistown Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,375 → 5,836. 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 Willistown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Willistown Township to work
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.
Willistown Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Willistown Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #310 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Willistown 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 5,837 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 52% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 38% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 0.6% of Willistown Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Willistown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Willistown Township ranks: 93rd of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 24 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 41 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 43 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 91 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| 92 | Solebury Township PA | 8,642 | $196K | 1.7% | 2.9% | 9% | A+ |
| 93 | Willistown Township PA | 11,443 | $187K | 2.5% | 3.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 94 | West Point UT | 13,058 | $121K | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 95 | Hockessin DE | 13,439 | $171K | 1.5% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Willistown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 12% of Willistown Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Tredyffrin Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willistown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willistown Township | – | A+ | A− | 26 min | $187,466 |
| Newtown Township | 3% | A+ | A− | 25 min | $121,350 |
| East Goshen Township | under 2% | A | B+ | 26 min | $106,866 |
| Malvern | under 2% | A | A+ | 25 min | $117,548 |
| Edgmont Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $136,964 |
| Tredyffrin Township | 9% | A | A | 26 min | $162,194 |
| Easttown Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $214,861 |
| Westtown Township | under 2% | A | A | 26 min | $138,664 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willistown 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 Willistown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Willistown Township?
$187,466 (±$16,017) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willistown Township?
2.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willistown Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willistown Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (13%, 19 mi), Tredyffrin Township (9%, 5 mi), East Whiteland Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Willistown Township walkable?
Willistown Township is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Willistown Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 38% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Willistown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willistown 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.