Photo: Sebas87 at English Wikipedia · Public domainThere are 3.0 jobs in Robinson Township for every working resident, and 20,481 people commute in
Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns. 21,277 jobs are based in Robinson Township for 7,108 working residents. Robinson Township grades A+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Robinson Township, in a few figures
Robinson Township is where the jobs are
Robinson Township has 21,277 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 30,000 people are in town, 90% more than the 16,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Robinson Township draws workers from far and wide
The 21,277 jobs in Robinson Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 22%; the other 74% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Robinson Township works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Robinson Township: Pittsburgh (28%), Moon Township (5%) and North Fayette Township (3%). Next door ↓
Most Robinson Township residents work close to home
65% 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.
Robinson Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Robinson Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #73 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Robinson Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Robinson Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who commutes out of Robinson Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 6,312 residents head out to work and 796 work right here.
About 30,000 people are in Robinson Township on a workday afternoon, 90% more than live here.
3.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Robinson Township’s workforce comes from
Where Robinson Township clocks in
28% of workers
5% 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.
Where in the region Robinson Township works
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.
66% of the jobs in Robinson Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robinson Township, 2013 → 2023: 20,322 → 21,277. 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 Robinson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Robinson Township: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Robinson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,077 commuters (the 17% 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.
In Robinson Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Robinson Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #440 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.3% 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 8,569 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 20% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 14% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 3.4% of Robinson Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Robinson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Robinson Township is 181st of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 179 | Scioto Township OH | 11,677 | $95K | 3.1% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 180 | Orange CT | 14,416 | $142K | 3.9% | 3.3% | 10% | A+ |
| 181 | Robinson Township PA | 15,735 | $103K | 5.5% | 1.6% | 11% | A+ |
| 182 | Merrifield VA | 20,698 | $136K | 5.1% | 3.3% | 5% | A+ |
| 183 | Granby CT | 11,963 | $120K | 3.2% | 2.3% | 10% | 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 Robinson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
37% of Robinson Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh (28%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robinson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Township | – | A+ | B+ | 24 min | $103,048 |
| Moon Township | 5% | A | B+ | 28 min | $113,170 |
| North Fayette Township | 3% | A | B+ | 26 min | $102,318 |
| Kennedy Township | 1% | A− | B+ | 28 min | $87,384 |
| Collier Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 24 min | $101,824 |
| Thornburg | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Pittsburgh | 28% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
| Coraopolis | under 2% | B− | A+ | 22 min | $63,828 |
| Neville Township | under 2% | B− | A | 22 min | $61,094 |
| Rosslyn Farms | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Carnegie | under 2% | B | A+ | 25 min | $67,656 |
Same-state neighbors only. Thornburg and Rosslyn Farms: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Robinson 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 Robinson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Robinson Township?
$103,048 (±$11,308) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robinson Township?
5.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Robinson Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Robinson Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (28%, 8 mi), Findlay Township (5%, 8 mi), Moon Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Robinson Township walkable?
Robinson Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Robinson Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 14% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Robinson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robinson 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.