Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer people are out of work in Hayfield Township (0.8%) than in 96% of U.S. towns
Hayfield Township grades B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. For 5% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%. Measured by household income, Hayfield Township is behind 55% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hayfield Township: the figures worth knowing
Hayfield Township makes and builds things
75% of the jobs based in Hayfield Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hayfield Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 33%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Hayfield 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. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Hayfield Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Hayfield Township fell from 1,089 in 2013 to 798 in 2023, −27%. 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 ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Hayfield Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hayfield Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #427 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Hayfield Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hayfield Township could be anywhere from B to A−.
In Hayfield Township, 75% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
798 jobs are based in Hayfield Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hayfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,089 → 798. 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 Hayfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hayfield Township spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hayfield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,417 commuters (the 5% 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.
Who leaves Hayfield Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,078 residents head out to work, 98 work right here, and 700 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Hayfield Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
Commuting out of Hayfield Township: the destinations
Where Hayfield Township clocks in
16% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
How far Hayfield Township’s workers travel
About 16% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
For most of Hayfield Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hayfield Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #1,008 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Hayfield 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 1,488 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 Hayfield Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hayfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700, Hayfield Township ranks 1,146th of 4,969 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 29 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,144 | Marion Township IN | 1,988 | $108K | 9.9% | 1.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,145 | Union Township IN | 3,481 | $77K | 9.6% | 0.6% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,146 | Hayfield Township PA | 2,720 | $72K | 5.8% | 0.8% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,147 | Shannon GA | 2,012 | $81K | 8.1% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,148 | Westerlo NY | 3,255 | $99K | 7.7% | 2.2% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Hayfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 23% of Hayfield Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Vernon Township (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hayfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayfield Township | – | B+ | D | 19 min | $72,238 |
| Woodcock Township | 4% | C | D | 23 min | $66,719 |
| West Mead Township | 5% | B− | C+ | 22 min | $64,837 |
| Saegertown | 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Vernon Township | 10% | B+ | B | 19 min | $76,030 |
| Cussewago Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 28 min | $75,139 |
| Venango Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Saegertown and Venango Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hayfield 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 Hayfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hayfield Township?
$72,238 (±$7,576) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hayfield Township?
5.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hayfield Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hayfield Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meadville (16%, 5 mi), Vernon Township (10%, 6 mi), Erie (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hayfield Township walkable?
Hayfield Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hayfield 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 Hayfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hayfield 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.