Allegheny Township draws 6,401 commuters a day, with 2.7 jobs for every working resident
6,739 jobs are based in Allegheny Township, against 2,534 working residents. The two grades for Allegheny Township are C+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Allegheny Township is behind 76% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Allegheny Township
Allegheny Township is where the jobs are
Allegheny Township has 6,739 jobs, 2.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 11,000 people are in town, 64% more than the 6,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
Allegheny Township and Altoona trade workers both ways
Altoona is the top workplace for Allegheny Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Allegheny Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Allegheny Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Allegheny Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,739 jobs in Allegheny Township are filled from a wide area. Allegheny Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 39%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Why Allegheny Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Allegheny Township is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #802 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Allegheny Township’s grade up (8.5%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($58,375, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Allegheny Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
In and out of Allegheny Township on a workday
On a workday 2,196 residents head out to work and 338 work right here.
About 11,000 people are in Allegheny Township on a workday afternoon, 64% more 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.
Where the people who work in Allegheny Township live
Where Allegheny Township clocks in
18% 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 20 minutes from Allegheny Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allegheny Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,392 commuters (the 12% 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.
What Allegheny Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allegheny Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,262 → 6,739. 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 Allegheny Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Allegheny Township commutes less than 8 miles
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Allegheny Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Allegheny Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #705 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% 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 2,728 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). 6.5% of Allegheny Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Allegheny Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Allegheny Township next to U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900: 2,219th of 3,283 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,217 | Oneonta AL | 7,022 | $54K | 18.2% | 1.8% | 20% | C+ |
| 2,218 | Allegan MI | 5,127 | $53K | 13.9% | 3.7% | 26% | C+ |
| 2,219 | Allegheny Township PA | 6,561 | $58K | 8.5% | 5.7% | 13% | C+ |
| 2,220 | Morrow GA | 6,211 | $74K | 19.1% | 8.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,221 | Carterville IL | 5,839 | $62K | 10.9% | 4.7% | 7% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Allegheny Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 17% of Allegheny Township
The biggest share goes to Logan Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allegheny Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Township | – | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $58,375 |
| Duncansville | under 2% | C | B | 16 min | $55,469 |
| Juniata Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Logan Township | 6% | B | B− | 20 min | $73,333 |
| Blair Township | 3% | A− | B− | 20 min | $85,227 |
| Tunnelhill | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Frankstown Township | 2% | A− | D | 20 min | $97,714 |
| Eldorado | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Hollidaysburg | 6% | B+ | A | 16 min | $69,458 |
| Cresson Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 25 min | $61,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Juniata Township and Tunnelhill: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Eldorado: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. 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.
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 Allegheny Township: questions
What is the median household income in Allegheny Township?
$58,375 (±$8,971) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allegheny Township?
8.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allegheny Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allegheny Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (18%, 6 mi), Hollidaysburg (6%, 5 mi), Logan Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Allegheny Township walkable?
Allegheny Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Allegheny Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% 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.
More of Allegheny 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.