Baldwin Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
217 jobs are based in Baldwin Township, and 1,075 of its residents work somewhere. Baldwin Township grades A for jobs and income and A for walkability. 23% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Baldwin Township
Much of Baldwin Township works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Baldwin Township: Pittsburgh (39%), Mount Lebanon (4%) and Castle Shannon (2%). Next door ↓
Most Baldwin Township 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 ↓
Baldwin Township is a place people come home to
There are 217 jobs based in Baldwin Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Baldwin Township has about 1,000 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Baldwin Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Baldwin Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.0%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($89,931, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Baldwin Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where in the region Baldwin Township works
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.
How a workday changes Baldwin Township
On a workday 1,063 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 205 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Baldwin Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
39% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Baldwin Township clocks in
39% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Baldwin Township: what the 217 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baldwin Township, 2014 → 2024: 151 → 217. 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 Baldwin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Baldwin Township’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baldwin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 753 commuters (the 23% 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.
Baldwin Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 981 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 44% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 12.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 1.6% of Baldwin Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Baldwin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
271st of 5,921: where Baldwin Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 36 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 269 | Sylvan Lake MI | 1,685 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| 270 | Newfield NJ | 1,823 | $104K | 4.8% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 271 | Baldwin Township PA | 1,896 | $90K | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A |
| 272 | Arbury Hills IL | 1,519 | $99K | 4.1% | 2.5% | <1% | A |
| 273 | Montz LA | 2,074 | $92K | 4.7% | 0.2% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Baldwin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
45% of Baldwin Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh (39%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baldwin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Township | – | A | A | 26 min | $89,931 |
| Pittsburgh | 39% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
| Castle Shannon | 2% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $64,071 |
| Mount Lebanon | 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Baldwin 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 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 Baldwin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Baldwin Township?
$89,931 (±$16,740) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baldwin Township?
2.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baldwin Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baldwin Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (39%, 5 mi), Mount Lebanon (4%, 2 mi), Whitehall (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Baldwin Township walkable?
Baldwin Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Baldwin Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baldwin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baldwin Township
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.