Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWork, pay and getting to work in Rayburn Township
Only 5% stay in Rayburn Township for work; outside it, East Franklin Township is the main destination (10%, 5 miles). The two grades for Rayburn Township are C for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Working residents average 25 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Rayburn Township apart
Where Rayburn Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Rayburn Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Rayburn Township’s grade.
Unemployment (4.2%) is left out: Rayburn Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Rayburn Township could be anywhere from D to B.
What the 480 jobs in Rayburn Township are
480 jobs are based in Rayburn Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rayburn Township, 2013 → 2023: 165 → 480. 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 Rayburn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rayburn Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 709 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 446 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Rayburn Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Where Rayburn Township’s working residents head each day
Where Rayburn Township clocks in
10% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Rayburn Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rayburn Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 587 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Rayburn Township
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.
For most of Rayburn Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rayburn Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Rayburn Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 656 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). 5.9% of Rayburn Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Rayburn Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Rayburn Township is 3,317th of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 37 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,315 | Adams Township IN | 1,245 | $71K | 25.7% | 3.4% | 1% | C |
| 3,316 | Conquest NY | 1,752 | $82K | 18.0% | 3.0% | 1% | C |
| 3,317 | Rayburn Township PA | 1,716 | $70K | 11.7% | 4.2% | 5% | C |
| 3,318 | Mexico Beach FL | 1,275 | $64K | 5.6% | 8.5% | 11% | C |
| 3,319 | Herington KS | 2,101 | $71K | 7.6% | 0.5% | 32% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Rayburn Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
22% of Rayburn Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rayburn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayburn Township | – | C | C+ | 25 min | $69,688 |
| Boggs Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Kittanning | 6% | C+ | A | 25 min | $51,711 |
| East Franklin Township | 10% | B+ | C− | 23 min | $98,025 |
| Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Manor Township | 6% | B | C− | 24 min | $75,152 |
Same-state neighbors only. Boggs Township and Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Franklin Township. Darker towns draw more of Rayburn 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 Rayburn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rayburn Township?
$69,688 (±$15,066) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rayburn Township?
11.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rayburn Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rayburn Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Franklin Township (10%, 5 mi), Pittsburgh (8%, 37 mi), Manor Township (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rayburn Township walkable?
Rayburn Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rayburn Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rayburn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rayburn 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.