Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Pine Township top those of 98% of U.S. towns
4.4% of residents live below the poverty line, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. Pine Township grades A+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 29% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pine Township in brief
Home offices are common in Pine Township
29% of Pine Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Pine Township draws workers from far and wide
The 9,183 jobs in Pine Township are filled from a wide area. Pine Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 28%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
One in three of Pine Township works in Pittsburgh
2,284 working residents, 33%, have their main job in Pittsburgh, 15 miles away. That’s 5 times as many as work in Pine Township itself. The commute map ↓
Pine Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Pine Township went from 6,206 in 2013 to 9,183 in 2023, +48%. The jobs ↓
Three in four Pine Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Pine Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Pine Township
Household income is its strongest input ($184,591, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 82% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pine Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
The trip to work from Pine Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,383 commuters (the 29% 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.
33% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Pine Township clocks in
33% of workers
5% 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.
What work there is in Pine Township: 9,183 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,206 → 9,183. 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 Pine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Pine Township
On a workday 6,316 residents head out to work, 512 work right here, and 8,671 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18,000 people are in Pine Township on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 per resident).
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 many miles Pine Township commutes
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.
Most trips from Pine Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pine Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #617 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% 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 7,553 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.8% of Pine Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pine Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Pine Township is 61st among 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 14 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 25 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 31 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 59 | Verona WI | 16,821 | $120K | 1.4% | 1.6% | 21% | A+ |
| 60 | Concord Township PA | 18,477 | $132K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 9% | A+ |
| 61 | Pine Township PA | 15,475 | $185K | 4.4% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| 62 | Paradise Valley AZ | 12,251 | $247K | 5.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 63 | Symmes Township OH | 15,736 | $157K | 3.8% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Pine Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Pine Township
The biggest share goes to McCandless Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Township | – | A+ | B− | 26 min | $184,591 |
| Richland Township | 2% | A | B− | 29 min | $118,333 |
| McCandless Township | 4% | A | A | 25 min | $110,858 |
| Marshall Township | 3% | A+ | B+ | 26 min | $165,099 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pine 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 Pine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Township?
$184,591 (±$13,137) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Township?
4.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (33%, 14 mi), Cranberry Township (5%, 6 mi), McCandless Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pine Township walkable?
Pine Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pine Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine 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.