Photo: Nyttend · Public domainConway has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 35% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 64% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Conway; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (11%, 21 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.0 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in Pittsburgh (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Conway, in brief
What’s behind Conway’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Conway is better than 35% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Conway’s grade up (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.7%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Conway could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Conway quiets down on a workday
On a workday 933 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Conway on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.14 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
11% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Conway clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 132 jobs in Conway are
132 jobs are based in Conway. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Conway’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Conway, 2013 → 2023: 198 → 132. 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.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Conway workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 856 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Conway commutes less than 11 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Conway is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Conway is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% 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 934 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, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 7.6% of Conway households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Conway’s commuters take a bus or train.
Conway is 3,085th of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Conway, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 27 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | South Coventry Township PA | 2,822 | $158K | 0.9% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,083 | Valley Brook Township KS | 1,503 | $77K | 12.6% | 0.0% | 11% | C+ |
| 3,084 | Chapman Township PA | 1,575 | $81K | 11.9% | 1.4% | 3% | C+ |
| 3,085 | Conway PA | 2,122 | $66K | 15.5% | 6.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 3,086 | Chamberlain SD | 2,453 | $77K | 12.1% | 3.2% | 38% | C+ |
| 3,087 | Hammond WI | 1,857 | $83K | 17.4% | 7.8% | 5% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Conway and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Center Township (4%). Darker towns draw more of Conway’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Conway workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway | – | C+ | A− | 24 min | $66,029 |
| Economy | 2% | A− | C− | 29 min | $95,313 |
| Freedom | under 2% | B− | B | 31 min | $74,327 |
| Center Township | 4% | A− | B+ | 24 min | $89,346 |
| New Sewickley Township | 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $73,701 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Conway: questions
What is the median household income in Conway?
$66,029 (±$14,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Conway?
15.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Conway?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Conway work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (11%, 21 mi), Cranberry Township (8%, 8 mi), Moon Township (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Conway walkable?
Conway is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Conway without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Conway, from the people who make the trip.
More of Conway
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.