At 2.1%, unemployment in Mahoning Township is lower than in 83% of U.S. towns
8% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%. The two grades for Mahoning Township are B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 5% work in Mahoning Township itself; outside it, Lehighton draws the most (7%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Mahoning Township: the gist
Mahoning Township trades workers with the towns around it
Mahoning Township has about as many jobs (1,977) as working residents (1,973), but they are mostly different people: 1,865 residents leave for work each day while 1,869 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Mahoning Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
45% of the jobs in Mahoning Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Mahoning Township
63% of Mahoning Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Mahoning Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Mahoning Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Mahoning Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mahoning Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #473 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Mahoning Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($71,881, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mahoning Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Mahoning Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,865 residents head out to work, 108 work right here, and 1,869 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 (1.00 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The 1,977 jobs based in Mahoning Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mahoning Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,824 → 1,977. 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 Mahoning Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Mahoning Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mahoning Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,093 commuters (the 8% 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 places Mahoning Township commutes to
Where Mahoning Township clocks in
5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Mahoning Township
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Mahoning Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mahoning Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #833 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 2,277 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). 4.3% of Mahoning Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mahoning Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,100 to 5,900, Mahoning Township ranks 1,269th of 3,908 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 24 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 69 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,267 | Birdsboro PA | 5,161 | $86K | 18.1% | 1.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,268 | Hartland NY | 3,803 | $92K | 6.3% | 2.5% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,269 | Mahoning Township PA | 4,390 | $72K | 7.3% | 2.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,270 | Reidland KY | 5,277 | $99K | 7.9% | 3.5% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,271 | Watkinsville GA | 4,131 | $92K | 6.0% | 4.5% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,908 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Mahoning Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
13% of Mahoning Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mahoning Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahoning Township | – | B+ | C | 31 min | $71,881 |
| Lehighton | 7% | C+ | A | 25 min | $64,651 |
| Jim Thorpe | 3% | B | A− | 31 min | $72,904 |
| Franklin Township | 3% | B− | C+ | 32 min | $88,924 |
| East Penn Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 41 min | $70,294 |
| West Penn Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 32 min | $71,977 |
| Summit Hill | under 3% | D | C+ | 38 min | $65,268 |
| Weissport | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Parryville | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lower Towamensing Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 35 min | $68,789 |
Same-state neighbors only. Weissport and Parryville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lehighton. Darker towns draw more of Mahoning 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 Mahoning Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mahoning Township?
$71,881 (±$21,753) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mahoning Township?
7.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mahoning Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mahoning Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lehighton (7%, 3 mi), Allentown (5%, 21 mi), Upper Macungie Township (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Mahoning Township walkable?
Mahoning Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mahoning Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mahoning Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mahoning 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.