Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Reserve Township works elsewhere
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 10.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.5 in Pittsburgh. Reserve Township has 190 jobs; 1,704 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Reserve Township A−; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Reserve Township
Much of Reserve Township works one town over
47% of working residents work in a town that borders Reserve Township: Pittsburgh (39%), Ross Township (5%) and Shaler Township (3%). Next door ↓
Reserve Township is a place people come home to
There are 190 jobs based in Reserve Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Reserve Township has about 1,600 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Reserve Township residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
The four measures behind Reserve Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Reserve Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #376 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Reserve Township’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Reserve Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
A workday in Reserve Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,665 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 151 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Reserve Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Reserve Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
39% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Reserve Township clocks in
39% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Reserve Township: what the 190 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reserve Township, 2013 → 2023: 127 → 190. 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 Reserve Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Reserve Township, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reserve Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,418 commuters (the 18% 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.
Reserve Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Reserve Township is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #148 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Reserve 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 1,733 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 36% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 4.2% of Reserve Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Reserve Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Reserve Township is 1,000th among 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 998 | North Hopewell Township PA | 2,805 | $109K | 3.6% | 4.9% | 1% | A− |
| 999 | Slippery Rock Township PA | 2,851 | $79K | 5.1% | 2.3% | 3% | A− |
| 1,000 | Reserve Township PA | 3,122 | $82K | 4.8% | 5.3% | 2% | A− |
| 1,001 | Paloma Creek TX | 3,016 | $92K | 11.4% | 3.3% | <1% | A− |
| 1,002 | Williamstown WV | 2,922 | $89K | 5.2% | 1.9% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Reserve Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Reserve Township and its neighbors: 47% work next door
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh (39%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reserve Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Township | – | A− | A | 24 min | $81,724 |
| Pittsburgh | 39% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
| Millvale | under 2% | B− | A+ | 19 min | $72,778 |
| Ross Township | 5% | A− | A− | 24 min | $92,642 |
| Shaler Township | 3% | A− | B+ | 23 min | $95,654 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reserve 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 Reserve Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reserve Township?
$81,724 (±$11,392) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reserve Township?
4.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reserve Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reserve Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (39%, 3 mi), Ross Township (5%, 3 mi), Cranberry Township (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Reserve Township walkable?
Reserve Township is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.5 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Reserve Township without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 36% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reserve Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reserve 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.