Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Chartiers Township have higher incomes than those in 77% of U.S. towns
Only 7% stay in Chartiers Township for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (11%, 20 miles). The poverty rate is 4.4%, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. For jobs and income Chartiers Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Chartiers Township stands out on work
Chartiers Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,465 jobs in Chartiers Township are filled from a wide area. Chartiers Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Chartiers Township makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Chartiers Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Chartiers Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Chartiers Township
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Chartiers Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The places Chartiers Township commutes to
Where Chartiers Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
35% of the jobs in Chartiers Township make or build things
5,465 jobs are based in Chartiers Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chartiers Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,701 → 5,465. 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 Chartiers Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Chartiers Township
On a workday 3,922 residents head out to work, 302 work right here, and 5,163 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Chartiers Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 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.
About 24 minutes each way for Chartiers Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chartiers Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,819 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from Chartiers Township, by distance
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.
For most of Chartiers Township, work means a drive
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% 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 4,492 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). 1.7% of Chartiers Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Chartiers Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Chartiers Township is 638th of 2,867 U.S. towns of 6,500 to 12,600 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 54 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 59 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 636 | Upper Freehold Township NJ | 7,251 | $184K | 2.2% | 6.3% | 5% | A |
| 637 | Green Brook Township NJ | 7,410 | $208K | 6.0% | 5.7% | 5% | A |
| 638 | Chartiers Township PA | 9,302 | $100K | 4.4% | 3.5% | 7% | A |
| 639 | Venus TX | 8,870 | $106K | 9.5% | 2.7% | 3% | A |
| 640 | Bridgeport WV | 9,427 | $100K | 3.9% | 2.3% | 28% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,867 | 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 Chartiers Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 20% of Chartiers Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chartiers Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chartiers Township | – | A | C− | 24 min | $99,777 |
| Canton Township | under 2% | C− | C | 25 min | $60,680 |
| Cecil Township | 7% | A | C | 27 min | $105,303 |
| North Strabane Township | 6% | A | B | 31 min | $103,084 |
| Houston | under 2% | C+ | A | 20 min | $64,773 |
| South Strabane Township | 5% | B+ | C | 21 min | $87,847 |
| Muse | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Canonsburg | 2% | B+ | A− | 24 min | $79,227 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $94,485 |
Same-state neighbors only. Muse: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Cecil Township. Darker towns draw more of Chartiers 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 Chartiers Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chartiers Township?
$99,777 (±$8,149) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chartiers Township?
4.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chartiers Township?
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 Chartiers Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (11%, 20 mi), Cecil Township (7%, 5 mi), North Strabane Township (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chartiers Township walkable?
Chartiers Township is more walkable than 24% 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 Chartiers Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chartiers Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chartiers 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.