Merrill Lock No. 6 · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIndustry has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 4% work in Industry; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (7%, 27 miles). 369 jobs are based in Industry; 843 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Industry is better than 52% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Industry stands out on work
The four measures behind Industry’s grade
Job access by car holds Industry’s grade up (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (5.2%) is left out: Industry’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, Industry could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
67% of the jobs in Industry pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Industry, 2013 → 2023: 271 → 369. 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 Industry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Industry
On a workday 809 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 335 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Industry on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Industry work
Where Industry clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
About 28 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Industry workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 646 commuters (the 14% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Industry
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 Industry gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 754 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.5% of Industry households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Industry’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,213th of 6,085: where Industry ranks among U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 38 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,211 | Rehobeth AL | 2,217 | $81K | 11.3% | 1.8% | 1% | B− |
| 2,212 | Centre Hall PA | 1,225 | $81K | 8.3% | 12.5% | 1% | B− |
| 2,213 | Industry PA | 1,783 | $76K | 12.5% | 5.2% | 4% | B− |
| 2,214 | Haven Township KS | 1,555 | $60K | 6.9% | 3.8% | 11% | B− |
| 2,215 | Springfield Township PA | 1,822 | $77K | 11.5% | 3.9% | 8% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Industry, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 10% of Industry’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Industry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry | – | B− | B− | 28 min | $75,694 |
| Ohioville | 3% | B+ | D | 26 min | $80,673 |
| Brighton Township | 4% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $115,250 |
| Shippingport | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Potter Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Midland | under 3% | C+ | A | 23 min | $60,096 |
| Vanport Township | 3% | C | A− | 25 min | $41,310 |
Same-state neighbors only. Shippingport and Potter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Brighton Township. Darker towns draw more of Industry’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 Industry: questions
What is the median household income in Industry?
$75,694 (±$8,199) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Industry?
12.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Industry?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Industry work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (7%, 27 mi), Moon Township (6%, 15 mi), Brighton Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Industry walkable?
Industry is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Industry without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Industry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Industry
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.