Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Neshannock Township (2.2%) than in 82% of U.S. towns
Neshannock Township grades A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in seven work in Neshannock Township; the top destination outside it is New Castle (17%, 4 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Neshannock Township apart
Neshannock Township trades workers with the towns around it
Neshannock Township has about as many jobs (4,258) as working residents (3,940), but they are mostly different people: 3,294 residents leave for work each day while 3,612 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Neshannock Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Neshannock Township and New Castle trade workers both ways
New Castle is the top workplace for Neshannock Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Neshannock Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
The four measures behind Neshannock Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Neshannock Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #259 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.2%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($83,115, U.S. $80,734). 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, Neshannock Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
Who commutes out of Neshannock Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,294 residents head out to work, 646 work right here, and 3,612 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 (1.08 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Neshannock Township goes to work
Where Neshannock Township clocks in
17% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
What work there is in Neshannock Township: 4,258 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Neshannock Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,545 → 4,258. 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 Neshannock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Neshannock Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Neshannock Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,589 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where in the region Neshannock Township works
About 15% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Neshannock Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Neshannock Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns, #713 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% 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 4,289 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). 3.0% of Neshannock Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Neshannock Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Neshannock Township ranks: 687th of 2,816 U.S. towns of 6,700 to 13,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 13 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 49 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 54 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 685 | Choctaw OK | 12,549 | $101K | 6.3% | 3.1% | 7% | A− |
| 686 | Jefferson Hills PA | 12,357 | $116K | 2.8% | 5.7% | 7% | A− |
| 687 | Neshannock Township PA | 9,599 | $83K | 4.2% | 2.2% | 16% | A− |
| 688 | Lower Nazareth Township PA | 7,187 | $126K | 2.2% | 6.1% | 5% | A− |
| 689 | Bardmoor FL | 10,292 | $89K | 8.6% | 2.5% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,816 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Neshannock Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 19% of Neshannock Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Neshannock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neshannock Township | – | A− | C+ | 23 min | $83,115 |
| Hickory Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $74,478 |
| Mahoning Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 26 min | $65,370 |
| Union Township | 2% | B+ | B+ | 17 min | $64,826 |
| New Castle | 17% | D | A− | 22 min | $42,219 |
| Oakwood | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Wilmington Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 26 min | $72,557 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oakwood: 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 New Castle. Darker towns draw more of Neshannock 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 Neshannock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Neshannock Township?
$83,115 (±$25,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Neshannock Township?
4.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Neshannock Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Neshannock Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Castle (17%, 4 mi), Pittsburgh (5%, 46 mi), Hermitage (3%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Neshannock Township walkable?
Neshannock Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Neshannock Township without a car?
<1% 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 Neshannock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Neshannock 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.