Brier Hill · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainRedstone Township has higher unemployment (10.6%) than 95% of U.S. towns
1% of workers have no commute at all; Pennsylvania has 16%. Jobs and income earn Redstone Township C−; getting around on foot earns it B. Only 5% stay in Redstone Township for work; outside it, Uniontown is the main destination (6%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Redstone Township: the gist
Fewer jobs are based in Redstone Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Redstone Township fell from 774 in 2013 to 471 in 2023, −39%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Few Redstone Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Redstone Township is a place people come home to
There are 471 jobs based in Redstone Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Redstone Township has about 3,400 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Redstone Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Redstone Township is better than 21% of U.S. towns, #939 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Redstone Township’s grade up (ahead of 49% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Redstone Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
32% of the jobs in Redstone Township make or build things
471 jobs are based in Redstone Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redstone Township, 2013 → 2023: 774 → 471. 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 Redstone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Redstone Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redstone Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,838 commuters (the 1% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Redstone Township
On a workday 1,761 residents head out to work, 93 work right here, and 378 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Redstone Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.25 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 people from Redstone Township work
Where Redstone Township clocks in
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.
How far Redstone Township’s workers travel
About 15% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Redstone Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Redstone Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #510 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,861 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). 7.7% of Redstone Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Redstone Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Redstone Township is 3,040th of 3,753 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 24 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 3,038 | Glassport PA | 4,251 | $48K | 15.9% | 15.0% | 4% | C− |
| 3,039 | Selmer TN | 4,575 | $52K | 23.6% | 3.4% | 27% | C− |
| 3,040 | Redstone Township PA | 4,831 | $60K | 12.0% | 10.6% | 5% | C− |
| 3,041 | Cordes Lakes AZ | 3,808 | $62K | 10.9% | 4.6% | 1% | C− |
| 3,042 | Nassau Village-Ratliff FL | 4,737 | $62K | 16.1% | 10.9% | 2% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Redstone Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Redstone Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Luzerne Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redstone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redstone Township | – | C− | B | 25 min | $59,954 |
| Luzerne Township | 2% | C− | C+ | 29 min | $57,827 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 34 min | $74,844 |
| Menallen Township | 2% | C− | B− | 21 min | $64,013 |
| Allison | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 26 min | $57,250 |
| Brownsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hiller | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Smock | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Allison, Hiller and Smock: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Brownsville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Redstone 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 Redstone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Redstone Township?
$59,954 (±$9,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redstone Township?
12.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redstone Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redstone Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Uniontown (6%, 9 mi), North Union Township (6%, 10 mi), South Union Township (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Redstone Township walkable?
Redstone Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Redstone Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redstone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redstone 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.