Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Hermitage (4.9%) is higher than in 60% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 20 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Hermitage is better than 48% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (C). About one in four work in Hermitage; the top destination outside it is Sharon (9%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hermitage apart on work
Hermitage is where the jobs are
Hermitage has 10,681 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Hermitage are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Hermitage draws workers from far and wide
The 10,681 jobs in Hermitage are filled from a wide area. Hermitage’s own residents hold 17% and the ten next-biggest home towns 28%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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 four measures behind Hermitage’s grade
Job access by car holds Hermitage’s grade up (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hermitage could be anywhere from C to B+.
The daily commute in and out of Hermitage
On a workday 4,988 residents head out to work, 1,795 work right here, and 8,886 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Hermitage on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hermitage workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,246 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.
The daily trip into Hermitage
Where Hermitage clocks in
9% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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 10,681 jobs based in Hermitage
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hermitage, 2013 → 2023: 11,429 → 10,681. 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 Hermitage’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Hermitage
About 21% 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.
The commute in Hermitage is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,030 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). 6.4% of Hermitage households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hermitage’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hermitage places 1,449th of 2,220 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 15 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 26 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,447 | Calhoun GA | 20,196 | $59K | 14.1% | 2.3% | 31% | B− |
| 1,448 | Center Township IN | 17,577 | $60K | 12.2% | 2.7% | 31% | B− |
| 1,449 | Hermitage PA | 16,308 | $70K | 10.9% | 4.9% | 26% | B− |
| 1,450 | Prunedale CA | 19,723 | $104K | 11.1% | 8.5% | 6% | B− |
| 1,451 | Healdsburg CA | 11,172 | $104K | 11.6% | 7.8% | 21% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Hermitage, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 17% of Hermitage
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hermitage workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermitage | – | B− | C | 20 min | $70,052 |
| Farrell | 4% | C− | B− | 15 min | $42,595 |
| Sharon | 9% | C− | A− | 18 min | $45,670 |
| Sharpsville | 2% | C− | B+ | 20 min | $51,439 |
| Shenango Township | 2% | B | D | 20 min | $70,139 |
| South Pymatuning Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 22 min | $77,614 |
| Lackawannock Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 22 min | $57,500 |
| Clark | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clark: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sharon. Darker towns draw more of Hermitage’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 Hermitage: questions
What is the median household income in Hermitage?
$70,052 (±$8,128) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hermitage?
10.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hermitage?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hermitage work?
26% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sharon (9%, 3 mi), Farrell (4%, 3 mi), Pittsburgh (3%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hermitage walkable?
Hermitage is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hermitage 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 Hermitage, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hermitage
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.