Photo: Nyttend · Public domainOakland Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 36% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #817 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability C+: more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns · #668 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Household incomes here are lower than in 52% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 33 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Oakland Township; the top destination outside it is Butler Township (14%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Oakland Township
Oakland Township is a place people come home to
There are 197 jobs based in Oakland Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oakland Township has about 1,500 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Oakland Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Oakland Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oakland Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #817 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Oakland Township’s grade up ($74,318, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oakland Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Oakland Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,365 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 146 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Oakland Township on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,170 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
14% of working residents work in Butler Township
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Oakland Township clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 197 jobs in Oakland Township are
197 jobs are based in Oakland Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Oakland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakland Township, 2013 → 2023: 219 → 197. 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.
Half of Oakland Township commutes less than 14 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.
Most trips from Oakland Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oakland Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns, #668 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,278 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). 4.1% of Oakland Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Oakland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Oakland Township is 3,044th of 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Oakland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,042 | Hancock ME | 2,593 | $72K | 8.2% | 4.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 3,043 | Caroline NY | 3,184 | $81K | 14.6% | 5.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 3,044 | Oakland Township PA | 2,707 | $74K | 11.6% | 6.0% | 4% | C+ |
| 3,045 | Stonycreek Township PA | 2,081 | $73K | 8.2% | 4.8% | 6% | C+ |
| 3,046 | Saltlick Township PA | 2,908 | $72K | 6.5% | 11.1% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
Oakland Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Summit Township (3%). Darker towns draw more of Oakland Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Township | – | C+ | C+ | 33 min | $74,318 |
| Summit Township | 3% | C+ | C+ | 27 min | $59,028 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 33 min | $65,402 |
| Donegal Township | under 2% | B− | D | 29 min | $79,519 |
| Center Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $90,946 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 Oakland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oakland Township?
$74,318 (±$9,410) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakland Township?
11.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakland Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakland Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler Township (14%, 7 mi), Butler (13%, 5 mi), Pittsburgh (9%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oakland Township walkable?
Oakland Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oakland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oakland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakland 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.