Photo: Textah01 · CC BY-SA 3.0Independence Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Independence Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. There are 88 jobs in Independence Township for 673 working residents. 7% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Independence Township and work: the main findings
Independence Township is a place people come home to
There are 88 jobs based in Independence Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Independence Township has about 900 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Independence Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 39 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Independence Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Independence Township is Pittsburgh, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (70) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 673 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Independence Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Independence Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Independence Township’s grade up (3.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (9.9%) is left out: Independence Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Independence Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
How many people are in Independence Township by day
On a workday 663 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 900 people are in Independence Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
From Independence Township, about 42 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Independence Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 544 commuters (the 7% 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.
Miles to work from Independence Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
10% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Independence Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 43% of work in Independence Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Independence Township, 2014 → 2024: 109 → 88. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Independence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Independence Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Independence Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 3.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 585 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). 5.1% of Independence Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Independence Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Independence Township is 1,218th of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,216 | Chilmark MA | 1,253 | $169K | 4.1% | 9.8% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,217 | Solon Township MI | 1,608 | $97K | 3.9% | 2.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,218 | Independence Township PA | 1,483 | $90K | 3.3% | 9.9% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,219 | Kent Estates IA | 1,848 | $122K | 11.4% | 1.4% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,220 | Dillon CO | 1,029 | $111K | 4.1% | 2.6% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Independence Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Independence Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cross Creek Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Independence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Township | – | B+ | C+ | 42 min | $90,375 |
| Hopewell Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Donegal Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 39 min | $79,833 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 32 min | $73,229 |
| Cross Creek Township | 4% | C | D | 35 min | $68,098 |
| Blaine Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hopewell Township and Blaine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Independence 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 2024, 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 Independence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Independence Township?
$90,375 (±$13,568) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Independence Township?
3.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Independence Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Independence Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (10%, 30 mi), Washington (8%, 13 mi), Chartiers Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Independence Township walkable?
Independence Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Independence Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Independence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Independence Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.