Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNorth Mahoning Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns. There are 80 jobs in North Mahoning Township; 403 of its residents have a job. The two grades for North Mahoning Township are D− 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 North Mahoning Township: the figures worth knowing
North Mahoning Township is a place people come home to
There are 80 jobs based in North Mahoning Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 403 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in North Mahoning Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, North Mahoning Township is better than 5% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides North Mahoning Township’s grade.
Unemployment (4.1%) is left out: North Mahoning Township’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 Mahoning Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
North Mahoning Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 390 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in North Mahoning Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer 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.
How far it is to work from North Mahoning Township
About 31% 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.
14% of working residents work in Punxsutawney
Where North Mahoning Township clocks in
14% 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.
Goods, not services: 31% of the jobs in North Mahoning Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Mahoning Township, 2013 → 2023: 179 → 80. 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 North Mahoning Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From North Mahoning Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Mahoning Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 392 commuters (the 6% 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.
Most trips from North Mahoning Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Mahoning Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 418 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). 13.2% of North Mahoning Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of North Mahoning Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Mahoning Township next to U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | 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+ |
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| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,899 | West Liberty WV | 1,429 | $44K | 33.6% | 7.1% | 3% | D− |
| 4,900 | Irishtown Township IL | 1,050 | $52K | 19.4% | 12.2% | 2% | D− |
| 4,901 | North Mahoning Township PA | 1,319 | $55K | 20.6% | 4.1% | 3% | D− |
| 4,902 | West Mahoning Township PA | 1,309 | $55K | 30.5% | 4.2% | <1% | D− |
| 4,903 | Saucier MS | 1,014 | $50K | 31.8% | 7.8% | 1% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of North Mahoning Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How North Mahoning Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Mahoning Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Mahoning Township | – | D− | B− | 28 min | $55,469 |
| East Mahoning Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| West Mahoning Township | under 2% | D− | B+ | 39 min | $55,156 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 28 min | $72,426 |
| Canoe Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 29 min | $67,950 |
Same-state neighbors only. East Mahoning Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Mahoning 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 North Mahoning Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Mahoning Township?
$55,469 (±$9,246) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Mahoning Township?
20.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Mahoning Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Mahoning Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Punxsutawney (14%, 6 mi), Young Township (7%, 6 mi), White Township (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Mahoning Township walkable?
North Mahoning Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Mahoning Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Mahoning Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Mahoning 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.