Photo: Margaret Luzier, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainMost of Redbank Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 36 minutes getting to work on average; the Pennsylvania average is 26, the U.S. 26. Redbank Township has 35 jobs for 370 working residents. Only 2% stay in Redbank Township for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (4%, 53 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Redbank Township at work: what stands out
Redbank Township is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Redbank Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Redbank Township has about 600 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Redbank Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 370 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Redbank Township
On a workday 363 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Redbank Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from Redbank Township: about 36 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redbank Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 310 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where Redbank Township goes to work
Where Redbank Township clocks in
4% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
46% of the jobs in Redbank Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redbank Township, 2014 → 2024: 38 → 35. 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 Redbank Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Redbank Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
How Redbank Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redbank Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbank Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $51,667 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 39 min | $63,603 |
| Mahoning Township | under 2% | D | B− | 22 min | $53,056 |
| Hawthorn | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Porter Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Beaver Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ringgold Township | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hawthorn, Porter Township, Beaver Township and Ringgold Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Redbank 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 Redbank Township: questions
What is the median household income in Redbank Township?
$51,667 (±$4,897) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redbank Township?
10.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redbank Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redbank Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (4%, 53 mi), East Franklin Township (4%, 18 mi), Brookville (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Redbank Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redbank Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redbank 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.