Photo: Mvincec · Public domainMost of Aliquippa commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Measured by household income, Aliquippa is behind 88% of U.S. towns. 1,947 jobs are based in Aliquippa, against 3,697 working residents. The two grades for Aliquippa are C− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs & income in Aliquippa: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Aliquippa is better than 22% of U.S. towns, #934 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Aliquippa’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (22.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Aliquippa could be anywhere from D to C+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Aliquippa
On a workday 3,333 residents head out to work, 364 work right here, and 1,583 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,300 people are in Aliquippa on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
10% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Aliquippa clocks in
10% 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.
What Aliquippa’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aliquippa, 2014 → 2024: 1,880 → 1,947. 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 Aliquippa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Aliquippa: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aliquippa workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,287 commuters (the 15% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Aliquippa
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Aliquippa
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Aliquippa is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #105 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Aliquippa 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 3,886 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 90% 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 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% 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). 19.6% of Aliquippa households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Aliquippa’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,445th of 2,891: where Aliquippa ranks among U.S. towns of 6,300 to 12,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 54 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 59 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,443 | Canton Township PA | 8,269 | $61K | 19.7% | 8.3% | 7% | C− |
| 2,444 | Olney IL | 8,347 | $60K | 14.2% | 4.7% | 33% | C− |
| 2,445 | Aliquippa PA | 9,002 | $50K | 22.9% | 6.8% | 10% | C− |
| 2,446 | Liberty TX | 9,133 | $54K | 25.2% | 4.2% | 12% | C− |
| 2,447 | Winchendon MA | 10,620 | $76K | 18.5% | 6.7% | 11% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,891 | 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 Aliquippa, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Aliquippa: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Hopewell Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aliquippa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliquippa | – | C− | A+ | 23 min | $50,188 |
| Hopewell Township | 5% | B+ | C | 26 min | $74,185 |
| Ambridge | 3% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $51,537 |
| Harmony Township | under 2% | A− | B | 22 min | $70,926 |
| Baden | under 2% | B | A− | 24 min | $63,400 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aliquippa’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 Aliquippa: questions
What is the median household income in Aliquippa?
$50,188 (±$8,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aliquippa?
22.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aliquippa?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aliquippa work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (10%, 19 mi), Moon Township (6%, 8 mi), Hopewell Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Aliquippa walkable?
Aliquippa is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Aliquippa without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. 42% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aliquippa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aliquippa
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.