John H. Nelson House · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Fallowfield Township has higher unemployment (6.2%) than 76% of U.S. towns
Only 7% work in Fallowfield Township; the top destination outside it is Charleroi (7%, 4 miles). Jobs and income earn Fallowfield Township C+; getting around on foot earns it D. A typical one-way commute from Fallowfield Township lasts 30 minutes (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fallowfield Township: the figures worth knowing
The jobs in Fallowfield Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
80% of the jobs based in Fallowfield Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 60% of the jobs Fallowfield Township residents hold. 90% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Fallowfield Township. The jobs ↓
Fallowfield Township makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Fallowfield Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Fallowfield Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Fallowfield Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Fallowfield Township went from 876 in 2013 to 1,191 in 2023, +36%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Fallowfield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fallowfield Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #750 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Fallowfield Township’s grade up (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fallowfield Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Factories, building and farms: 42% of the jobs in Fallowfield Township
1,191 jobs are based in Fallowfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fallowfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 876 → 1,191. 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 Fallowfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Fallowfield Township on a workday
On a workday 1,551 residents head out to work, 120 work right here, and 1,071 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Fallowfield Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
Where Fallowfield Township’s working residents head each day
Where Fallowfield Township clocks in
7% 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.
From Fallowfield Township, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fallowfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,571 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Fallowfield Township
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.
The commute in Fallowfield Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fallowfield Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #1,022 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Fallowfield 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 1,802 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). 6.2% of Fallowfield Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fallowfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fallowfield Township places 2,496th of 4,283 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 24 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 2,494 | Ludlow KY | 4,391 | $65K | 24.4% | 4.2% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,495 | Greenfield Township PA | 3,688 | $61K | 14.3% | 2.3% | 22% | C+ |
| 2,496 | Fallowfield Township PA | 4,041 | $67K | 9.1% | 6.2% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,497 | Venice Gardens FL | 3,280 | $71K | 9.8% | 5.7% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,498 | North River Shores FL | 3,633 | $76K | 13.2% | 4.6% | 2% | C+ |
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| 4,283 | 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 Fallowfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 13% of Fallowfield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fallowfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallowfield Township | – | C+ | D | 30 min | $66,802 |
| Carroll Township | 6% | B− | B− | 30 min | $79,219 |
| Somerset Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 25 min | $75,500 |
| Bentleyville | under 2% | C− | C | 28 min | $51,174 |
| Nottingham Township | under 2% | A− | D | 26 min | $123,594 |
| West Pike Run Township | under 2% | B | D | 31 min | $76,563 |
| North Charleroi | under 2% | C | A | 23 min | $51,324 |
| Charleroi | 7% | D | A | 25 min | $43,265 |
| Monessen | under 2% | C− | A− | 24 min | $52,889 |
| Twilight | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Twilight: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Charleroi. Darker towns draw more of Fallowfield 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 Fallowfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fallowfield Township?
$66,802 (±$10,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fallowfield Township?
9.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fallowfield Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fallowfield Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleroi (7%, 4 mi), Carroll Township (6%, 3 mi), Pittsburgh (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fallowfield Township walkable?
Fallowfield Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fallowfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fallowfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fallowfield 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.