Photo: WhatTheFehl312 · Public domainKennedy Township has lower unemployment (2.1%) than 83% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Kennedy Township A−; getting around on foot earns it B+. For 28% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%. Only 4% stay in Kennedy Township for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (30%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Kennedy Township
A lot of Kennedy Township works one town over
40% of working residents work in a town that borders Kennedy Township: Pittsburgh (30%), Robinson Township (8%) and McKees Rocks (2%). Next door ↓
Most Kennedy Township residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
A lot of Kennedy Township works from home
28% of Kennedy Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Kennedy Township averages 28 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (19 to 24 minutes). Next door ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Kennedy Township’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 28 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Kennedy Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kennedy Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #239 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kennedy Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
How far Kennedy Township goes to work
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 trip to work from Kennedy Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kennedy Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,076 commuters (the 28% 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.
How a workday changes Kennedy Township
On a workday 4,091 residents head out to work, 158 work right here, and 3,407 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Kennedy Township ends
Where Kennedy Township clocks in
30% of workers
8% 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.
71% of the jobs in Kennedy Township pay over $3,333 a month
3,565 jobs are based in Kennedy Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kennedy Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,513 → 3,565. 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 Kennedy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Kennedy Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kennedy Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #385 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,283 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 62% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 19% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 8.0% of Kennedy Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Kennedy Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Kennedy Township is 662nd of 2,981 U.S. towns of 5,900 to 11,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 20 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 51 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 58 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 660 | Upton MA | 8,560 | $156K | 3.2% | 6.5% | 7% | A− |
| 661 | Reading Township PA | 5,958 | $95K | 4.2% | 3.0% | 3% | A− |
| 662 | Kennedy Township PA | 8,419 | $87K | 8.7% | 2.1% | 4% | A− |
| 663 | North Springfield VA | 7,050 | $130K | 6.4% | 5.4% | 1% | A− |
| 664 | Northfield NJ | 8,496 | $112K | 4.6% | 3.9% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,981 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Kennedy Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
40% of Kennedy Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kennedy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Township | – | A− | B+ | 28 min | $87,384 |
| Robinson Township | 8% | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $103,048 |
| Pittsburgh | 30% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
| McKees Rocks | 2% | C− | A+ | 19 min | $41,131 |
| Stowe Township | under 2% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $52,971 |
| Neville Township | under 2% | B− | A | 22 min | $61,094 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh. Darker towns draw more of Kennedy 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 Kennedy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kennedy Township?
$87,384 (±$7,165) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kennedy Township?
8.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kennedy Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kennedy Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (30%, 7 mi), Robinson Township (8%, 2 mi), Moon Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kennedy Township walkable?
Kennedy Township is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kennedy Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 19% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kennedy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kennedy 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.