Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Ingram has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn Ingram B; getting around on foot earns it A. There are 252 jobs in Ingram, against 1,691 working residents. Hardly any work in Ingram; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (36%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Ingram, in brief
A lot of Ingram works one town over
39% of working residents work in a town that borders Ingram: Pittsburgh (36%) and Crafton (3%). Next door ↓
Most Ingram residents work close to home
73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Ingram is a place people come home to
There are 252 jobs based in Ingram, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ingram has about 1,800 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Ingram than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Ingram fell from 395 in 2013 to 252 in 2023, −36%. 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 ↓
Commutes from Ingram 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 ↓
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 Ingram’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ingram is better than 61% of U.S. towns, #577 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Ingram’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ingram could be anywhere from C− to A+.
How many miles Ingram commutes
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 daily flow of workers through Ingram
On a workday 1,682 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 243 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Ingram on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Jobs in Ingram: what the 252 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ingram, 2013 → 2023: 395 → 252. 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 Ingram’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ingram: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ingram workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,617 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where the trip to work from Ingram ends
Where Ingram clocks in
36% of workers
6% 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.
Ingram is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 6.1% 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 1,892 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 60% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 27.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 15.0% of Ingram households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Ingram’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,300, Ingram ranks 1,623rd of 4,316 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Trappe PA | 4,061 | $127K | 4.5% | 1.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,621 | Crestview Hills KY | 3,301 | $95K | 11.7% | 6.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,622 | Bethel Acres OK | 3,301 | $76K | 11.3% | 2.3% | 2% | B |
| 1,623 | Ingram PA | 3,222 | $71K | 13.4% | 3.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,624 | Benton Township IN | 3,276 | $94K | 7.2% | 5.2% | 6% | B |
| 1,625 | Byron IL | 3,777 | $79K | 10.5% | 3.0% | 12% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,316 | 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 Ingram, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
39% of Ingram works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ingram workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingram | – | B | A | 20 min | $71,154 |
| Pittsburgh | 36% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
| Crafton | 3% | B− | A+ | 24 min | $64,006 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh. Darker towns draw more of Ingram’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 Ingram: questions
What is the median household income in Ingram?
$71,154 (±$22,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ingram?
13.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ingram?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ingram work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (36%, 5 mi), Robinson Township (6%, 4 mi), Moon Township (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ingram walkable?
Ingram is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.6 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ingram without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 60% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ingram, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ingram
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.