Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Mahoning Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 220 jobs in Mahoning Township; 1,178 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Mahoning Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 4% work in Mahoning Township; the top destination outside it is New Castle (11%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Mahoning Township: the figures worth knowing
Why Mahoning Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mahoning Township is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #451 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Mahoning Township’s grade up (5.3%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($65,370, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment 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 1,128 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 170 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Mahoning Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The towns that employ Mahoning Township’s residents
Where Mahoning Township clocks in
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 29% of work in Mahoning Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mahoning Township, 2013 → 2023: 200 → 220. 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 Mahoning Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Mahoning Township: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 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 987 commuters (the 9% 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 Mahoning Township
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 Mahoning Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mahoning Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #1,003 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Mahoning Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,081 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). 3.2% 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.
Out of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600, Mahoning Township comes 1,187th 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 60 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 74 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,185 | Columbus Township NE | 3,360 | $98K | 10.1% | 1.1% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,186 | Prospect Township OH | 2,011 | $84K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,187 | Mahoning Township PA | 2,649 | $65K | 5.3% | 2.6% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,188 | South Park WY | 2,093 | $116K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,189 | Forest Heights MD | 2,618 | $99K | 5.6% | 10.3% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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
The biggest share goes to Neshannock Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mahoning Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahoning Township | – | B+ | D | 26 min | $65,370 |
| Neshannock Township | 6% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $83,115 |
| Union Township | 4% | B+ | B+ | 17 min | $64,826 |
| North Beaver Township | 3% | B− | C− | 22 min | $70,828 |
| Pulaski Township | under 3% | B | C− | 24 min | $74,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 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 Mahoning Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mahoning Township?
$65,370 (±$11,211) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mahoning Township?
5.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mahoning Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mahoning Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Castle (11%, 7 mi), Neshannock Township (6%, 6 mi), Hermitage (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mahoning Township walkable?
Mahoning Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mahoning Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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), 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.