OakwoodPA
2,253 residents make their home in this town in Pennsylvania.
Is Oakwood a good place to live?
96% of households live in a home they own in Oakwood, above both the Pennsylvania town median (78%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The biggest park or preserve is Scotland Meadows Park, at 45 acres. We don’t grade Oakwood yet; the figures below are still real.
Every workday, about 1,434 people come to Oakwood for work
Where Oakwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Oakwood: who provides what
Oakwood is unincorporated, so Lawrence County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oakwood.
A job hub: Oakwood has 1.6 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,434 commuters
The mean commuting time in Oakwood is 20 minutes. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Oakwood has lost 128 jobs, to 1,502 in 2023. Oakwood: 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Oakwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Oakwood is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Oakwood’s FEMA risk score stands at 22 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 80% come from inland flooding and 5% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Oakwood
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 28 inches a winter. Oakwood has chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Oakwood stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a larger share of its adults sleep under 7 hours
Two figures for adults in Oakwood: 21% smoke cigarettes, 16% report frequent physical distress. The share of adults in Oakwood who have diabetes: 13%.
| Oakwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Oakwood | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20.9% | 15.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.8% of Oakwood is conserved land
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.8 miles of trail. Oakwood’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Oakwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scotland Meadows Park | 0.8 mi | 45 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Oakwood sells for about $140K at the median
In Oakwood, the going rate for rent is $850 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mill Creek Park and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oakwood. Close and well known come first.
15 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art
4 mi Theme parkCascade Park
30 mi MuseumOld Economy Village
29 mi AttractionChester teapot
38 mi MuseumFoxburg Country ClubPhoto credits
Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Economy Village: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foxburg Country Club: Mvincec, Public domain
Everything we know about Oakwood
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oakwood
About 2 of every 100 Oakwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Oakwood
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Oakwood is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
Oakwood’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Oakwood.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | #556 | B | A | C− | A | D |
| Neshannock Township | #105 | A+ | B− | A+ | A | B |
| Oakland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Castle Northwest | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Castle | #951 | C− | A− | B | C− | D− |
Oakwood, Oakland and New Castle Northwest aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oakwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Oakwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakwood, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Oakwood yet; the figures below are still real.