Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Edgeworth’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.3 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.5 in Pittsburgh. The poverty rate is 3.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania. Jobs and income earn Edgeworth A+; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Edgeworth apart
30% of Edgeworth works in Pittsburgh
206 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Pittsburgh, 14 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Edgeworth itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Edgeworth works from home
30% of Edgeworth workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Edgeworth workers earn over $40,000 a year
78% of Edgeworth’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs based in Edgeworth itself pay less: 60% are in that band. 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; with 698 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Edgeworth’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Edgeworth is among the top U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Edgeworth’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.9%) is left out: Edgeworth’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Edgeworth stays A+.
30% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Edgeworth clocks in
30% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
About 25 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edgeworth workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 487 commuters (the 30% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
966 jobs are based in Edgeworth.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgeworth, 2013 → 2023: 940 → 966. 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 Edgeworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Edgeworth: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 672 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 940 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Edgeworth on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 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.
The distance from Edgeworth to work
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Edgeworth
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edgeworth is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Edgeworth 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 700 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 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 1.7% of Edgeworth households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Edgeworth’s commuters take a bus or train.
42nd of 6,161: where Edgeworth ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 13 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
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| 32 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 40 | Bannockburn IL | 1,308 | $214K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 41 | Pewee Valley KY | 1,668 | $157K | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 42 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| 43 | Maple Bluff WI | 1,305 | $199K | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 44 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
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| 65 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Edgeworth, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 12% of Edgeworth
The biggest share goes to Sewickley (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edgeworth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgeworth | – | A+ | A | 25 min | $202,813 |
| Sewickley Heights | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Moon Township | 5% | A | B+ | 28 min | $113,170 |
| Sewickley | 7% | B+ | A+ | 22 min | $101,053 |
| Leetsdale | under 2% | B+ | A | 25 min | $66,346 |
| Leet Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 25 min | $93,083 |
| Bell Acres | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 24 min | $165,987 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sewickley Heights: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edgeworth’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 Edgeworth: questions
What is the median household income in Edgeworth?
$202,813 (±$62,253) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edgeworth?
3.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edgeworth?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edgeworth work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (30%, 14 mi), Sewickley (7%, 1 mi), Moon Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Edgeworth walkable?
Edgeworth is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.8 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edgeworth without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edgeworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgeworth
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.