How Meadowood works: jobs, income and commuting
5% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). Only 2% stay in Meadowood for work; outside it, Butler Township is the main destination (14%, 2 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Meadowood, in a few figures
The better-paid jobs are outside Meadowood
65% of Meadowood residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Meadowood pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Meadowood than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Meadowood fell from 1,069 in 2013 to 758 in 2023, −29%. 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 ↓
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.
Jobs in Meadowood: what the 758 are
758 jobs are based in Meadowood.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meadowood, 2013 → 2023: 1,069 → 758. 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 Meadowood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Meadowood quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,251 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 738 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Meadowood on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 out of Meadowood: the destinations
Where Meadowood clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Meadowood’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meadowood workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,037 commuters (the 5% 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 far it is to work from Meadowood
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.
13% of Meadowood works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meadowood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowood | – | — | — | 25 min | $68,750 |
| Oak Hills | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Butler | 13% | D | A | 22 min | $44,247 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Hills: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Butler. Darker towns draw more of Meadowood’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 Meadowood: questions
What is the median household income in Meadowood?
$68,750 (±$28,685) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meadowood?
5.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meadowood?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meadowood work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler Township (14%, 2 mi), Butler (13%, 1 mi), Pittsburgh (11%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meadowood without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meadowood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meadowood
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.