Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDaugherty Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 494 jobs in Daugherty Township, against 1,438 working residents. Jobs and income earn Daugherty Township B; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 2% work in Daugherty Township; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (8%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Daugherty Township
Fewer jobs are based in Daugherty Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Daugherty Township fell from 903 in 2013 to 494 in 2023, −45%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Daugherty Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Daugherty Township is Pittsburgh, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (122) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Daugherty Township empties out on a workday
About 2,100 people are in Daugherty Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 3,000 who live here: 1,400 head out to work and 470 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Why Daugherty Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Daugherty Township is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #567 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Daugherty Township’s grade up (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Daugherty Township could be anywhere from C to A+.
Most jobs in Daugherty Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Daugherty Township, 2013 → 2023: 903 → 494. 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 Daugherty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Daugherty Township’s workers travel
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.
A workday in Daugherty Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,410 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 466 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Daugherty Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where the trip to work from Daugherty Township ends
Where Daugherty Township clocks in
8% 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.
Commuting from Daugherty Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Daugherty Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,135 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.
Few in Daugherty Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Daugherty Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #993 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Daugherty 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 1,421 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.4% of Daugherty Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Daugherty Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100, Daugherty Township ranks 1,683rd of 4,771 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,681 | Ervin Township IN | 2,113 | $120K | 3.4% | 6.8% | 3% | B |
| 1,682 | Chester Township OH | 3,038 | $74K | 13.6% | 1.0% | 7% | B |
| 1,683 | Daugherty Township PA | 3,035 | $88K | 6.7% | 6.1% | 2% | B |
| 1,684 | Palo Cedro CA | 3,685 | $120K | 6.6% | 5.8% | 7% | B |
| 1,685 | Long Lake IL | 3,307 | $105K | 7.5% | 17.1% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Daugherty Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Daugherty Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Beaver Falls (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Daugherty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daugherty Township | – | B | D | 28 min | $87,969 |
| Eastvale | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Rochester Township | under 2% | B | D | 27 min | $60,500 |
| Pulaski Township | under 2% | B | B | 22 min | $55,245 |
| Beaver Falls | 3% | C− | A+ | 21 min | $49,924 |
| North Sewickley Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $76,663 |
| New Brighton | 3% | C+ | A | 26 min | $52,939 |
| New Sewickley Township | under 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $73,701 |
Same-state neighbors only. Eastvale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Daugherty 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 Daugherty Township: questions
What is the median household income in Daugherty Township?
$87,969 (±$20,499) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Daugherty Township?
6.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Daugherty Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Daugherty Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (8%, 26 mi), Cranberry Township (7%, 9 mi), Moon Township (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Daugherty Township walkable?
Daugherty Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Daugherty Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Daugherty Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Daugherty 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.