Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Brighton Township are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 6.0% of residents, next to 11.7% across Pennsylvania. For jobs and income Brighton Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 6% work in Brighton Township itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (9%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Brighton Township: the figures worth knowing
Nearly all the work in Brighton Township is services
93% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 0% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Brighton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Brighton Township is Pittsburgh, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (339) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Brighton Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Brighton Township went from 1,974 in 2013 to 2,810 in 2023, +42%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Brighton Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Household income holds Brighton Township’s grade up ($115,250, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brighton Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Services make up most of the work in Brighton Township
2,810 jobs are based in Brighton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brighton Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,974 → 2,810. 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 Brighton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Brighton Township
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.
Brighton Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,514 residents head out to work, 217 work right here, and 2,593 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,900 people are in Brighton Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 per resident).
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 Brighton Township goes to work
Where Brighton Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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 24 minutes from Brighton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brighton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,239 commuters (the 20% 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.
In Brighton Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,027 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 22% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 22% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 43% 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). 3.5% of Brighton Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brighton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Brighton Township is 890th of 2,878 U.S. towns of 6,200 to 11,900 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 20 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 53 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 888 | West Greenwich RI | 6,750 | $136K | 2.3% | 7.4% | 7% | A− |
| 889 | Santa Clara UT | 8,722 | $96K | 3.9% | 2.9% | 7% | A− |
| 890 | Brighton Township PA | 8,791 | $115K | 6.0% | 4.9% | 6% | A− |
| 891 | Middlesex Township PA | 7,513 | $114K | 7.0% | 4.3% | 6% | A− |
| 892 | Lihue HI | 7,901 | $93K | 6.3% | 0.7% | 33% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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 Brighton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Brighton Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to Beaver (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brighton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Township | – | A− | C+ | 24 min | $115,250 |
| Patterson Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 26 min | $67,171 |
| Industry | under 2% | B− | B− | 28 min | $75,694 |
| Bridgewater | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Vanport Township | 2% | C | A− | 25 min | $41,310 |
| Beaver | 7% | B | A+ | 24 min | $81,156 |
| Fallston | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Chippewa Township | 2% | A− | C | 33 min | $94,806 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bridgewater and Fallston: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brighton 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 Brighton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Brighton Township?
$115,250 (±$16,582) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brighton Township?
6.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brighton Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brighton Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (9%, 28 mi), Beaver (7%, 4 mi), Center Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brighton Township walkable?
Brighton Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brighton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 22% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brighton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brighton 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.