Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Aspinwall commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Aspinwall grades A+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Employers in Aspinwall report 716 jobs, and 1,484 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are higher than in 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Aspinwall stands out on work
Much of Aspinwall works one town over
53% of working residents work in a town that borders Aspinwall: Pittsburgh (44%), O'Hara Township (6%) and Fox Chapel (2%). Next door ↓
Most Aspinwall residents work close to home
75% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
A lot of Aspinwall works from home
28% of Aspinwall workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Aspinwall
70% of Aspinwall residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Aspinwall pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Aspinwall
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Aspinwall is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #52 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Aspinwall could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Near or far: the trip to work from Aspinwall
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.
Aspinwall’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aspinwall workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 982 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.
What Aspinwall’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aspinwall, 2013 → 2023: 816 → 716. 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 Aspinwall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Aspinwall, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,430 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 662 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Aspinwall on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2023, primary jobs.
44% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Aspinwall clocks in
44% of workers
6% of workers
2% 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.
Aspinwall is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Aspinwall is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #17 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Aspinwall 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 1,359 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 66% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% 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). 12.5% of Aspinwall households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 10% of Aspinwall’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Aspinwall is 156th of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 65 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 154 | Wrightstown Township PA | 3,278 | $189K | 5.8% | 2.5% | 6% | A+ |
| 155 | Johnson AR | 3,684 | $96K | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 156 | Aspinwall PA | 2,809 | $107K | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4% | A+ |
| 157 | Beach City TX | 3,438 | $149K | 1.5% | 3.2% | <1% | A+ |
| 158 | Laketown Township MN | 2,005 | $150K | 1.4% | 3.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Aspinwall, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 53% of Aspinwall
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh (44%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Aspinwall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspinwall | – | A+ | A+ | 24 min | $107,000 |
| O'Hara Township | 6% | A | A− | 24 min | $117,276 |
| Sharpsburg | 1% | C+ | A+ | 25 min | $59,228 |
| Pittsburgh | 44% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
| Fox Chapel | 2% | A | B+ | 27 min | $243,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Aspinwall’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 Aspinwall: questions
What is the median household income in Aspinwall?
$107,000 (±$32,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aspinwall?
3.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aspinwall?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aspinwall work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (44%, 5 mi), O'Hara Township (6%, 2 mi), Ross Township (2%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Aspinwall walkable?
Aspinwall is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 17.2 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Aspinwall without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 66% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aspinwall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aspinwall
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.