Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBaden has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 62% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #557 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns · #333 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Household incomes here are lower than in 68% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in Baden; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (8%, 19 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.9 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in Pittsburgh (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Baden, in brief
What’s behind Baden’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Baden is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #557 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Baden’s grade up (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($63,400, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Baden could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
1,085 jobs are based in Baden. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Baden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baden, 2013 → 2023: 1,247 → 1,085. 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.
Baden quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,565 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 1,004 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Baden on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
8% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Baden clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baden workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,767 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.
Half of Baden commutes less than 11 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Baden is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Baden is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #333 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% 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 2,074 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, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 6.5% of Baden households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Baden’s commuters take a bus or train.
Baden is 1,621st of 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Baden, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,619 | Seven Lakes NC | 4,535 | $91K | 8.8% | 2.3% | 6% | B |
| 1,620 | Lillington NC | 5,040 | $82K | 4.9% | 3.9% | 9% | B |
| 1,621 | Baden PA | 3,831 | $63K | 8.4% | 3.4% | 5% | B |
| 1,622 | Enfield NY | 3,230 | $95K | 14.3% | 0.5% | 2% | B |
| 1,623 | Fawn Township PA | 3,075 | $117K | 5.8% | 5.2% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Baden and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Baden’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden | – | B | A− | 24 min | $63,400 |
| Economy | under 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $95,313 |
| Harmony Township | under 2% | A− | B | 22 min | $70,926 |
| Aliquippa | under 2% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $50,188 |
| Hopewell Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 26 min | $74,185 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Baden: questions
What is the median household income in Baden?
$63,400 (±$7,102) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baden?
8.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baden?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baden work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (8%, 19 mi), Cranberry Township (6%, 8 mi), Moon Township (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Baden walkable?
Baden is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Baden without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baden
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.