Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Buffalo Township works elsewhere
Only 3% work in Buffalo Township; the top destination outside it is Washington (11%, 6 miles). There are 402 jobs in Buffalo Township; 851 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Buffalo Township are A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Why Buffalo Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Buffalo Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Buffalo Township’s grade up (5.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 49% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Buffalo Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The daily commute in and out of Buffalo Township
On a workday 825 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 376 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Buffalo Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The places Buffalo Township commutes to
Where Buffalo Township clocks in
11% 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.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Buffalo Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Buffalo Township, 2014 → 2024: 472 → 402. 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 Buffalo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Buffalo Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buffalo Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 958 commuters (the 12% 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.
How far Buffalo Township goes to work
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.
Getting around Buffalo Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Buffalo Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Buffalo Township 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 1,089 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Buffalo Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Buffalo Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Buffalo Township ranks 916th of 5,509 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 31 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 914 | Ira NY | 2,109 | $97K | 4.6% | 2.9% | 11% | A− |
| 915 | Ellsworth Township OH | 2,093 | $84K | 5.6% | 2.3% | 3% | A− |
| 916 | Buffalo Township PA | 1,966 | $94K | 5.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A− |
| 917 | Warren OR | 1,637 | $127K | 1.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A− |
| 918 | Virginia Gardens FL | 2,307 | $70K | 6.4% | 3.7% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Buffalo Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around Buffalo Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buffalo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Township | – | A− | C− | 25 min | $93,649 |
| Hopewell Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| South Franklin Township | under 3% | A | C− | 25 min | $89,318 |
| Blaine Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Canton Township | 3% | C− | C | 25 min | $60,680 |
| Donegal Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 39 min | $79,833 |
| North Franklin Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $76,563 |
| Green Hills | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| East Finley Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 35 min | $78,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hopewell Township, Blaine Township and Green Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Canton Township. Darker towns draw more of Buffalo 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 Buffalo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buffalo Township?
$93,649 (±$11,260) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buffalo Township?
5.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buffalo Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buffalo Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (11%, 6 mi), Chartiers Township (6%, 9 mi), Pittsburgh (4%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Buffalo Township walkable?
Buffalo Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Buffalo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Buffalo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buffalo 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.