Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNorth Apollo has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 37% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability B+: more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 63% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in North Apollo; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (8%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in North Apollo
What’s behind North Apollo’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, North Apollo is better than 37% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds North Apollo’s grade up (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.7%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (1.7%) is left out: North Apollo’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Apollo could be anywhere from C to B−.
Half of North Apollo commutes less than 15 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
North Apollo quiets down on a workday
On a workday 538 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 243 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in North Apollo on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.47 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.
8% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where North Apollo clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 263 jobs in North Apollo are
263 jobs are based in North Apollo. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Apollo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Apollo, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 263. 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.
About 26 minutes each way, about the PA average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Apollo workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 461 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Most trips from North Apollo start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Apollo is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% 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 532 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). 0.5% of North Apollo households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Apollo’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Apollo is 2,067th of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of North Apollo, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,065 | Victoria KS | 1,134 | $78K | 9.5% | 1.8% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,066 | Millbourne PA | 1,210 | $54K | 24.3% | 3.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,067 | North Apollo PA | 1,212 | $67K | 15.7% | 1.7% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,068 | Bells TX | 1,525 | $92K | 11.9% | 7.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,069 | Lafayette Township IN | 1,209 | $86K | 11.8% | 0.0% | <1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
North Apollo and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Apollo (3%). Darker towns draw more of North Apollo’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Apollo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Apollo | – | C+ | B+ | 26 min | $66,629 |
| Kiskiminetas Township | 2% | B− | C− | 28 min | $64,896 |
| Orchard Hills | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Apollo | 3% | C− | A | 24 min | $52,000 |
| Vandergrift | 3% | D | A | 25 min | $50,901 |
| East Vandergrift | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Oklahoma | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orchard Hills: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. East Vandergrift and Oklahoma: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 North Apollo: questions
What is the median household income in North Apollo?
$66,629 (±$8,548) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Apollo?
15.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Apollo?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Apollo work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (8%, 24 mi), Upper Burrell Township (7%, 7 mi), Murrysville (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Apollo walkable?
North Apollo is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Apollo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Apollo, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Apollo
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.