Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Ben Avon has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
For 31% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%. Employers in Ben Avon report 144 jobs; 927 of its residents have a job. Measured by household income, Ben Avon is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Ben Avon stands out on work
Most Ben Avon residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Ben Avon is a place people come home to
There are 144 jobs based in Ben Avon, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ben Avon has about 1,000 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ben Avon and Pittsburgh trade workers both ways
Pittsburgh is the top workplace for Ben Avon residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Ben Avon come from (15% of its jobs). 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; with 927 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Ben Avon
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ben Avon is better than 83% of U.S. towns. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, 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, Ben Avon could be anywhere from B to A+.
Miles to work from Ben Avon
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.
Ben Avon by day and by night
On a workday 906 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 123 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Ben Avon on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
37% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Ben Avon clocks in
37% 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.
Ben Avon makes things: 28% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ben Avon, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 144. 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 Ben Avon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Ben Avon: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ben Avon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 704 commuters (the 31% 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.
Ben Avon is more walkable than 96% 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 1,019 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, 52% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 15.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 4.8% of Ben Avon households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Ben Avon’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Ben Avon is 573rd of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 36 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 571 | Armada MI | 1,681 | $102K | 6.1% | 3.8% | 5% | A− |
| 572 | Mapleton ND | 1,496 | $119K | 1.9% | 0.8% | 2% | A− |
| 573 | Ben Avon PA | 1,824 | $103K | 7.2% | 3.8% | 2% | A− |
| 574 | Sharon Township MI | 1,774 | $106K | 5.1% | 1.1% | 2% | A− |
| 575 | West Cornwall Township PA | 2,072 | $85K | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Ben Avon, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Ben Avon: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ben Avon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Avon | – | A− | A+ | 23 min | $102,869 |
| Emsworth | under 2% | B | A− | 24 min | $64,816 |
| Kilbuck Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Neville Township | under 2% | B− | A | 22 min | $61,094 |
| Avalon | under 2% | B− | A+ | 24 min | $51,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kilbuck Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ben Avon’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 Ben Avon: questions
What is the median household income in Ben Avon?
$102,869 (±$12,290) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ben Avon?
7.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ben Avon?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ben Avon work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (37%, 7 mi), McCandless Township (4%, 6 mi), Ohio Township (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ben Avon walkable?
Ben Avon is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.1 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ben Avon without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 52% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ben Avon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ben Avon
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.