Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Moon Township have higher incomes than those in 85% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Moon Township itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (20%, 13 miles). Below the poverty line: 3.3% of residents, next to 11.7% across Pennsylvania. Moon Township grades A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Moon Township, in a few figures
Moon Township draws workers from far and wide
The 19,546 jobs in Moon Township are filled from a wide area. Moon Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 22%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Moon Township is where the jobs are
Moon Township has 19,546 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
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.
Where Moon Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Moon Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #132 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Moon Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily trip into Moon Township
Where Moon Township clocks in
20% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
How many people are in Moon Township by day
On a workday 9,868 residents head out to work, 1,655 work right here, and 17,891 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35,000 people are in Moon Township on a workday afternoon, 30% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Moon Township
19,546 jobs are based in Moon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moon Township, 2013 → 2023: 23,671 → 19,546. 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 Moon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Moon Township spends getting to work: 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 Moon Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,885 commuters (the 21% 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.
Moon Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
For most of Moon Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Moon Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #437 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Moon 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 13,795 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 11% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 2.1% of Moon Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Moon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,477 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 36,000, Moon Township comes 204th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| 4 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 12 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Horsham Township PA | 27,882 | $122K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 202 | Cooper City FL | 35,030 | $132K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| 203 | Fremont Township IL | 34,086 | $120K | 5.7% | 3.2% | 6% | A |
| 204 | Moon Township PA | 26,756 | $113K | 3.3% | 3.6% | 14% | A |
| 205 | Lower Makefield Township PA | 34,028 | $175K | 3.3% | 5.0% | 6% | A |
| 206 | Bethany OR | 33,106 | $168K | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,477 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Moon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 14% of Moon Township
The biggest share goes to Findlay Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Township | – | A | B+ | 28 min | $113,170 |
| Robinson Township | 5% | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $103,048 |
| Findlay Township | 6% | A | C+ | 19 min | $110,625 |
| North Fayette Township | 2% | A | B+ | 26 min | $102,318 |
| Coraopolis | under 2% | B− | A+ | 22 min | $63,828 |
| Crescent Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 24 min | $81,992 |
| Sewickley | 1% | B+ | A+ | 22 min | $101,053 |
| Edgeworth | under 2% | A+ | A | 25 min | $202,813 |
| Glen Osborne | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hopewell Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 26 min | $74,185 |
Same-state neighbors only. Glen Osborne: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moon 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 Moon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Moon Township?
$113,170 (±$12,585) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moon Township?
3.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moon Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moon Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (20%, 13 mi), Findlay Township (6%, 4 mi), Robinson Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Moon Township walkable?
Moon Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Moon Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Moon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moon 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.