Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMarion Township has 2.1 jobs for every working resident: 633 people commute in to work
Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Marion Township report 649 jobs; 312 of its residents have a job. Only 5% stay in Marion Township for work; outside it, Cranberry Township is the main destination (7%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Marion Township at work: what stands out
Marion Township makes and builds things
88% of the jobs based in Marion Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Marion Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
Marion Township is where the jobs are
Marion Township has 649 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,100 people are in town, 42% more than the 800 who live here. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Marion Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
83% of the jobs based in Marion Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 65% of the jobs Marion Township residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Marion Township. The jobs ↓
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; with 312 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
88% of the jobs in Marion Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Township, 2013 → 2023: 523 → 649. 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 Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Marion Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 296 residents head out to work and 16 work right here.
About 1,100 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 42% more 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.
Commuting in to Marion Township: where workers come from
Where Marion Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Marion Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marion Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 271 commuters (the 20% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Marion 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.
Work next door: 13% of Marion Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Franklin Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $76,607 |
| Franklin Township | 6% | B | C | 27 min | $82,917 |
| Zelienople | 3% | B+ | A− | 31 min | $68,110 |
| North Sewickley Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $76,663 |
| New Sewickley Township | 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $73,701 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marion 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 Marion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marion Township?
$76,607 (±$20,336) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?
1.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cranberry Township (7%, 8 mi), Franklin Township (6%, 2 mi), Ellwood City (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marion Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marion 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.