Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of North Shenango Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
North Shenango Township has 98 jobs, against 474 working residents. The two grades for North Shenango Township are D for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, North Shenango Township is behind 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in North Shenango Township: the gist
North Shenango Township is a place people come home to
There are 98 jobs based in North Shenango Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Shenango Township has about 900 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
North Shenango Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 474 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: North Shenango Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, North Shenango Township is better than 11% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds North Shenango Township’s grade up (11.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (4.7%) is left out: North Shenango 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 Shenango Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Who commutes out of North Shenango Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 446 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 900 people are in North Shenango Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from North Shenango Township takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Shenango Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 471 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.
10% of working residents work in Meadville
Where North Shenango Township clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
The kinds of work in North Shenango Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Shenango Township, 2014 → 2024: 62 → 98. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Shenango Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from North Shenango Township
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
North Shenango Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Shenango Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 497 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). 2.6% of North Shenango Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Shenango Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How North Shenango Township ranks: 3,944th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,942 | Guernsey WY | 1,104 | $50K | 10.1% | 8.9% | 24% | D |
| 3,943 | Bridgewater NY | 1,514 | $45K | 18.3% | 4.1% | 7% | D |
| 3,944 | North Shenango Township PA | 1,279 | $52K | 11.4% | 4.7% | 6% | D |
| 3,945 | Remerton GA | 1,291 | $27K | 41.3% | 5.5% | 1% | D |
| 3,946 | Bowman ND | 1,357 | $63K | 15.5% | 2.7% | 39% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Shenango Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to North Shenango Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Shenango Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shenango Township | – | D | C+ | 34 min | $51,563 |
| Pine Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Conneaut Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 23 min | $57,933 |
| West Fallowfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| South Shenango Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 33 min | $67,434 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pine Township and West Fallowfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Shenango 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 2024, 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 Shenango Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Shenango Township?
$51,563 (±$9,585) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Shenango Township?
11.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Shenango Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Shenango Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meadville (10%, 17 mi), Vernon Township (9%, 13 mi), Linesville (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Shenango Township walkable?
North Shenango Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Shenango Township without a car?
0% 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 North Shenango Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Shenango Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.