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Jobs & commute in Findlay Township

Findlay Township has 6.1 jobs for every working resident: 18,662 people commute in to work

Findlay Township has 19,001 jobs, against 3,092 working residents. The two grades for Findlay Township are A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Findlay Township is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Work in Findlay Township: the figures worth knowing

Findlay Township fills up on a workday

Findlay Township has 19,001 jobs, 6.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 23,000 people are in town, 3 times the 7,500 who live here. Day and night ↓

Jobs in Findlay Township have more than doubled in ten years

Jobs based in Findlay Township went from 8,618 in 2013 to 19,001 in 2023, +120%. The jobs ↓

Findlay Township draws workers from far and wide

The 19,001 jobs in Findlay Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 24%; the other 74% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓

Commutes from Findlay Township are quick

The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker, and quicker than any town next door (26 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓

Stores, warehouses and trucking

45% of the jobs in Findlay Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.

Jobs & income grade

Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Findlay Township

On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Findlay Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #130 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.

Household income $110,625 (±$18,022) · PA $77,971 · U.S. $80,734Higher than 84% of U.S. towns
Poverty 2.1% · PA 11.7% · U.S. 12.5%Lower than 96% of U.S. towns
Unemployment 3.8% (±4.4) · PA 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%Lower than 57% of U.S. towns
Job access by car EPA, jobs within a 45-minute driveMore than 83% of U.S. towns
Pennsylvania towns we grade 1,035 towns#130 of 1,035
B+A+

A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Findlay Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.

How TownRatings grades jobs & income →

★ What stands out · Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Findlay Township

On a workday 2,753 residents head out to work and 339 work right here.

2,753live here, work elsewhere
339live and work here
18,662work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night7,500
Workday23,000
7,500live here− 2,800head out to work+ 19,000come in to work= 23,000on a workday

About 23,000 people are in Findlay Township on a workday afternoon, 211% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
6.15jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 jobs

72% of the jobs in Findlay Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Findlay TownshipJobs Findlay Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms8%11%
Trade, transport & utilities45%22%
Services: health, schools, offices47%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less10%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%17%
Over $3,333 a month72%72%

Who does it

29 or younger22%18%
30 to 5453%56%
55 and older26%26%
+120%

Jobs based in Findlay Township, 2013 → 2023: 8,618 → 19,001. 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 Findlay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

The commute map

The towns that send workers to Findlay Township

Green TreeBethel Park: 284 workers live here (1%)Pittsburgh: 1,447 workers live here (8%)Weirton: 266 workers live here (1%)Robinson Township: 366 workers live here (2%)Moon Township: 744 workers live here (4%)Hopewell Township: 346 workers live here (2%)Independence TownshipRobinson TownshipCecil TownshipCranberry Township: 258 workers live here (1%)Findlay TownshipHanover TownshipRoss Township: 259 workers live here (1%)North Fayette Township: 619 workers live here (3%)Collier TownshipEnlowPittsburghMoon TownshipNorth Fayette TownshipRobinson TownshipHopewell TownshipBethel ParkFindlay Township
1
Pittsburgh16.3 mi away
8%1,447
2
Moon Township4.4 mi away
4%744
33%619
42%366
52%346
6
Findlay Township (in town)right here
2%339
7
Bethel Park16.7 mi away
1%284
8
Weirton, WV15.5 mi away
1%266
9
Ross Township13.9 mi away
1%259
10
Cranberry Township18.5 mi away
1%258
Everywhere elseother towns and states
74%14,073
The top trips

Where Findlay Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Findlay Township: about 19 minutes

A year of commuting
147 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Findlay Township19 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

of Findlay Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Findlay Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
11%Carpool
2%Transit
<1%Bike
1%Other

Share of the 3,073 commuters (the 11% 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.

How far

Findlay Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi30 miPittsburgh: 20% · 16.3 miNorth Fayette Township: 8% · 5 miMoon Township: 7% · 4.4 miRobinson Township: 7% · 7.9 miCecil Township: 2% · 12.5 miGreen Tree: 2% · 12.7 miCranberry Township: 2% · 18.5 miCollier Township: 2% · 9.4 miRoss Township: 1% · 13.9 miNorth Fayette Township 8%Moon Township 7%Cecil Township 2%Findlay Township
Findlay TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
42%Under 10 mi1,302 residents
45%10–24 mi1,402 residents
4%25–50 mi124 residents
8%Over 50 mi261 residents

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.

Getting around · Walkability grade

In Findlay Township, the car does most of the work

On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Findlay Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns, #718 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Findlay Township near the same point nationally.

EPA walkability index 6.1 of 20 · typical PA town 6.7 · U.S. 6.9Higher than 37% of U.S. towns
Walk, bike or transit 2.0% of commuters · PA 8.6% · U.S. 7.1%Higher than 46% of U.S. towns
Pennsylvania towns we grade 1,035 towns#718 of 1,035
C+C+

A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,455 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 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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

Pittsburgh37.5
Findlay Township1.1

Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.5% of Findlay Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Findlay Township’s commuters take a bus or train.

Towns its size

Out of 3,071 U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,200, Findlay Township comes 351st on jobs and income

#TownPeopleHousehold incomePovertyUnemploymentWork in townGrade
1Huntington Woods MI6,274$190K2.2%0.9%2%A+
2Glendale MO6,060$171K2.0%0.3%2%A+
3Des Peres MO9,102$224K2.0%0.5%5%A+
…
22West Vincent Township PA6,885$203K1.4%0.8%4%A+
…
57Bethel Township PA9,774$177K1.8%2.3%2%A+
…
67Upper Nazareth Township PA8,521$122K1.2%0.9%4%A+
…
349Williston Park NY7,524$156K3.2%5.4%4%A
350Colonie NY7,679$104K7.5%1.2%5%A
351Findlay Township PA7,541$111K2.1%3.8%11%A
352Sheboygan WI8,615$96K2.8%1.9%4%A
353Northport NY7,336$147K12.2%0.8%8%A
…
3,071Shiprock NM7,610$36K34.6%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 Findlay Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.

Next door

15% of Findlay Township works in a bordering town

The biggest share goes to North Fayette Township (8%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Findlay Township19 min
North Fayette Township26 min
Robinson Township27 min
Hanover Township27 min
Independence Township27 min
Moon Township28 min
Enlow28 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownFindlay Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Findlay Township–AC+19 min$110,625
North Fayette Township8%AB+26 min$102,318
Moon Township7%AB+28 min$113,170
Enlowunder 2%——28 min—
Independence Townshipunder 2%B+D27 min$92,500
Robinson Townshipunder 2%BB−27 min$82,700
Hanover Townshipunder 2%B−D27 min$91,140

Same-state neighbors only. Enlow: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Findlay Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Findlay Township: questions

What is the median household income in Findlay Township?

$110,625 (±$18,022) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Findlay Township?

2.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Findlay Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Findlay Township work?

11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (20%, 16 mi), North Fayette Township (8%, 5 mi), Moon Township (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Is Findlay Township walkable?

Findlay Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.

Can you get around Findlay Township without a car?

2% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Findlay Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Findlay Township

Findlay Township home →

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.