Bowman Homestead · Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in North Versailles Township trail those of 83% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in Pittsburgh. The poverty rate is 18.1% (Pennsylvania 11.7%). For jobs and income North Versailles Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set North Versailles Township apart
Stores, warehouses and trucking
61% of the jobs in North Versailles Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of North Versailles Township’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 29 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside North Versailles Township
59% of North Versailles Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in North Versailles Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in North Versailles Township: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds North Versailles Township’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($53,353, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Versailles Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
What North Versailles Township’s employers do
3,495 jobs are based in North Versailles Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Versailles Township, 2014 → 2024: 4,011 → 3,495. 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 Versailles Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in North Versailles Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Versailles Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,891 commuters (the 11% 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.
North Versailles Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,992 residents head out to work, 195 work right here, and 3,300 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 (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
27% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where North Versailles Township clocks in
27% of workers
6% 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.
Where in the region North Versailles Township works
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: North Versailles Township
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% 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 4,384 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 75% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 22% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 17.6% of North Versailles Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of North Versailles Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How North Versailles Township ranks: 1,624th of 2,790 U.S. towns of 6,700 to 12,900
| # | 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% | 5% | 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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| 1,622 | Springdale OH | 11,134 | $68K | 12.0% | 5.3% | 7% | B− |
| 1,623 | Ellwood City PA | 7,362 | $67K | 9.5% | 4.3% | 12% | B− |
| 1,624 | North Versailles Township PA | 9,587 | $53K | 18.1% | 2.3% | 5% | B− |
| 1,625 | St. Rose LA | 7,644 | $74K | 8.1% | 8.8% | 4% | B− |
| 1,626 | Ocean Township NJ | 9,314 | $101K | 9.0% | 7.9% | 6% | B− |
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| 2,790 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Versailles Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
North Versailles Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Monroeville (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Versailles Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Versailles Township | – | B− | A− | 29 min | $53,353 |
| East McKeesport | under 2% | B− | A+ | 24 min | $65,907 |
| Wall | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Monroeville | 6% | B | A− | 25 min | $79,218 |
| North Braddock | under 2% | D | A+ | 31 min | $34,564 |
| Wilmerding | under 2% | C− | A+ | 44 min | $36,467 |
| East Pittsburgh | under 2% | C− | A+ | 24 min | $38,561 |
| McKeesport | 2% | D | A+ | 27 min | $34,219 |
| Trafford | under 2% | B+ | A | 25 min | $65,839 |
| Duquesne | under 2% | C− | A+ | 31 min | $44,180 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wall: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Versailles 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 Versailles Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Versailles Township?
$53,353 (±$7,507) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Versailles Township?
18.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Versailles Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Versailles Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (27%, 10 mi), Monroeville (6%, 4 mi), North Huntingdon Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Versailles Township walkable?
North Versailles Township is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Versailles Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. 22% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Versailles Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Versailles 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.