Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Forward Township (1.3%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
Forward Township grades A+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Forward Township is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. 26% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Forward Township at work: what stands out
Forward Township makes and builds things
67% of the jobs based in Forward Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Forward Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Forward Township
26% of Forward Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Forward Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The figures behind Forward Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Forward Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #70 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Forward Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Making and building: 67% of jobs based in Forward Township
627 jobs are based in Forward Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forward Township, 2013 → 2023: 796 → 627. 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 Forward Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Forward Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forward Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,400 commuters (the 26% 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.
Forward Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,474 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 570 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Forward Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.41 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 Cranberry Township
Where Forward Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
The commute from Forward Township, by distance
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.
Driving is how Forward Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Forward Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #1,019 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Forward 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 1,885 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). 4.2% of Forward Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Forward Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Forward Township is 217th of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 68 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 215 | Wrightstown WI | 4,169 | $93K | 2.1% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 216 | Liberty Township OH | 2,815 | $147K | 1.8% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 217 | Forward Township PA | 3,412 | $107K | 2.9% | 1.3% | 4% | A+ |
| 218 | Johnson Creek WI | 3,435 | $101K | 4.3% | 0.3% | 10% | A+ |
| 219 | Marion Township MN | 4,111 | $117K | 3.8% | 0.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | 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 Forward Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 12% of Forward Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forward Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Township | – | A+ | D | 31 min | $107,386 |
| Evans City | 3% | B | A− | 25 min | $74,107 |
| Connoquenessing | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Callery | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Jackson Township | 5% | A | C+ | 26 min | $119,741 |
| Penn Township | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $92,620 |
| Connoquenessing Township | under 3% | B | C | 27 min | $85,369 |
| Adams Township | 4% | A− | B− | 31 min | $150,173 |
Same-state neighbors only. Connoquenessing and Callery: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Forward 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 Forward Township: questions
What is the median household income in Forward Township?
$107,386 (±$19,824) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forward Township?
2.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forward Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forward Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cranberry Township (11%, 6 mi), Pittsburgh (10%, 24 mi), Jackson Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Forward Township walkable?
Forward Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Forward Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Forward Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forward 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.