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Jobs & commute in Allegheny Township

Allegheny Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

9% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Employers in Allegheny Township report 17 jobs, against 109 working residents. Only 3% stay in Allegheny Township for work; outside it, Titusville is the main destination (18%, 8 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Allegheny Township by day and by night

On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

106live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night280
Workday190
280live here− 110head out to work+ 14come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Allegheny Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.16jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Allegheny Township to work: where people go

JamestownTownvillePleasantvilleHydetown: 3 residents work here (3%)Titusville: 20 residents work here (18%)Oil City: 5 residents work here (5%)Erie: 3 residents work here (3%)Sugarcreek: 5 residents work here (5%)Pittsburgh: 6 residents work here (6%)President TownshipSteuben TownshipCranberry Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Allegheny TownshipCornplanter TownshipCherrytree TownshipOil Creek Township: 5 residents work here (5%)Oil Creek Township: 4 residents work here (4%)TitusvillePittsburghOil CitySugarcreekOil Creek TownshipCranberry TownshipAllegheny Township
1
Titusville7.9 mi away
18%20
2
Pittsburgh81 mi away
6%6
3
Oil City12.8 mi away
5%5
4
Sugarcreek17.2 mi away
5%5
55%5
6
Cranberry Township16.1 mi away
4%4
74%4
8
Hydetown11.2 mi away
3%3
9
Erie46.9 mi away
3%3
10
Allegheny Township (in town)right here
3%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%51
The top trips

Where Allegheny Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Allegheny Township makes things: 47% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Allegheny TownshipJobs Allegheny Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms47%33%
Trade, transport & utilities0%11%
Services: health, schools, offices53%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less41%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%28%
Over $3,333 a month41%58%

Who does it

29 or younger35%22%
30 to 5424%39%
55 and older41%39%
−78%

Jobs based in Allegheny Township, 2014 → 2024: 76 → 17. 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 Allegheny Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania

A year of commuting
186 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Allegheny Township24 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

of Allegheny Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Allegheny Township gets to work
95%Drive alone
5%Carpool

Share of the 138 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.

How far

The distance from Allegheny Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTitusville: 18% · 7.9 miPittsburgh: 6% · 81 miOil City: 5% · 12.8 miSugarcreek: 5% · 17.2 miOil Creek Township: 5% · 9.6 miCranberry Township: 4% · 16.1 miOil Creek Township: 4% · 3.7 miHydetown: 3% · 11.2 miErie: 3% · 46.9 miTitusville 18%Pittsburgh 6%Oil City 5%Sugarcreek 5%Oil Creek Township 5%Allegheny Township
Allegheny TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
37%Under 10 mi40 residents
22%10–24 mi24 residents
18%25–50 mi19 residents
23%Over 50 mi25 residents

About 23% 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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Allegheny Township

The biggest share goes to Oil Creek Township (4%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Pleasantville21 min
Cornplanter Township22 min
Allegheny Township24 min
Oil Creek Township25 min
President Township33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownAllegheny Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Allegheny Township–——24 min$62,679
Pleasantvilleunder 3%——21 min—
Oil Creek Township4%——25 min—
President Townshipunder 3%——33 min—
Cornplanter Townshipunder 3%CC+22 min$68,929

Same-state neighbors only. Pleasantville, Oil Creek Township and President Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Allegheny Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Allegheny Township: questions

What is the median household income in Allegheny Township?

$62,679 (±$8,658) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Allegheny Township?

15.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Allegheny Township?

24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Allegheny Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Titusville (18%, 8 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 81 mi), Oil City (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Allegheny Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Allegheny Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Allegheny Township

Allegheny Township home →

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.